Where does “zetten” come from?
zetten (Dutch) comes 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.
zetten (Dutch): to set, to put; to typeset; to make ready,...
Definitions
- to set, to put; to typeset; to make ready,...
Ancestry of “zetten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | setten | to set, to place |
| 2 | Old Dutch | setten | to set, place |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *sattjan | to set, place |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | satjaną | to set, to place down |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sodéyeti | to set, to seat, to cause to sit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |