Where does “vastzetten” come from?

vastzetten (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.

vastzetten (Dutch): to fix, to fasten

Definitions

  1. to fix, to fasten

Ancestry of “vastzetten”, step by step

vastzetten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zetten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzettento set, to put; to typeset; to make ready,...
2Middle Dutchsettento set, to place
3Old Dutchsettento set, place
4Proto-West Germanic*sattjanto set, place
5Proto-Germanicsatjanąto set, to place down
6Proto-Indo-Europeansodéyetito set, to seat, to cause to sit
7Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
8Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

via Dutch vast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvastfirm, fast, tight; fixed, not moving or changing;...
2Middle Dutchvast
3Old Dutchfastfirm, strong
4Proto-West Germanicfastfixed, fast
5Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti
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