Where does “zetdwang” come from?
zetdwang (Dutch) comes from Dutch zet, 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 — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
zetdwang (Dutch): zugzwang situation in which a disadvantageous move is forced
Definitions
- zugzwang situation in which a disadvantageous move is forced
Ancestry of “zetdwang”, step by step
zetdwang traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zet | shove, push; move |
| 2 | Dutch | zetten | to set, to put; to typeset; to make ready,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | setten | to set, to place |
| 4 | Old Dutch | setten | to set, place |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sattjan | to set, place |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | satjaną | to set, to place down |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sodéyeti | to set, to seat, to cause to sit |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via German Zugzwang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zugzwang | zugzwang; situation where somebody is forced to... |
| 2 | German | Zwang | compulsion, obligation |
| 3 | Middle High German | twanc | — |
| 4 | Old High German | geduang | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | þwangi | belt, strap, thong |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þwangiz | belt, strap, thong; clamp |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | twenk- | to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure |