Where does “inset” come from?

Inset comes from Middle English insetten, from Old English insettan, meaning to set in or insert.

inset (English): To set in; infix or implant; To insert something;...

Definitions

  1. To set in; infix or implant; To insert something;...

Ancestry of “inset”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchinzetcommitment, effort
2Dutchinzettento insert; to start off; to use, to employ
3Middle Englishinsetten—
4Old Englishinsettanto set in, institute, appoint
Every word from Old English insettan →Every word from Middle English insetten →Every word from Dutch inzetten →
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