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Where does “ersatzist” come from?

ersatzist (English) comes from English ersatz, from German Ersatz, from German ersetzen, from Middle High German ersetzen, from Old High German irsezzen, from Proto-Germanic *uʀsattjan, from Proto-Germanic *sattjan, from Proto-Germanic satjaną — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

ersatzist (English): Pertaining to or exemplifying ersatzism; An...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to or exemplifying ersatzism; An...

Ancestry of “ersatzist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishersatzmade in imitation; artificial, especially of a...
2GermanErsatzreplacement, substitute; compensation
3Germanersetzento replace, to substitute
4Middle High Germanersetzen—
5Old High Germanirsezzen—
6Proto-Germanic*uʀsattjan—
7Proto-Germanic*sattjan—
8Proto-Germanicsatjanąto set, to place down
9Proto-Indo-Europeansodéyetito set, to seat, to cause to sit
10Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
11Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
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