Where does “stopzetten” come from?
stopzetten (Dutch) comes from Dutch zetten, from Middle Dutch setten, from Old Dutch setten, from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan, from Proto-Germanic satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
stopzetten (Dutch): to discontinue, to suspend, to adjourn, to interrupt (a process, function, task, position, or event)
Definitions
- to discontinue, to suspend, to adjourn, to interrupt (a process, function, task, position, or event)
Ancestry of “stopzetten”, step by step
stopzetten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zetten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zetten | to set, to put; to typeset; to make ready,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | setten | to set, to place |
| 3 | Old Dutch | setten | to set, place |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sattjan | to set, place |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | satjaną | to set, to place down |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sodéyeti | to set, to seat, to cause to sit |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via Dutch stop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | stop | An action of stopping, cessation; A plug for a... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | stoppe | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | stoppen | — |
| 4 | Frankish | stoppōn | to cram, plug, stuff |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stuppōną | to stop; to close |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewb- | to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |