Where does “forset” come from?
forset (English) comes from Middle English forsetten, from Old English forsettan, from Old English settan, 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.
forset (English): To get in front of; intercept; waylay; entrap; To...
Definitions
- To get in front of; intercept; waylay; entrap; To...
Ancestry of “forset”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | forsetten | — |
| 2 | Old English | forsettan | to stop up, block, obstruct; to oppress, press... |
| 3 | Old English | settan | to set, establish, place, make |
| 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 |