Where does “overset” come from?
Overset comes from Middle English oversetten, from Old English ofersettan, combining Old English ofer- (over) with Proto-Germanic satjaną (to set), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European upér (over) and sed- (to sit).
overset (English): To set over ; to cover; To turn, or to be turned,...
Definitions
- To set over ; to cover; To turn, or to be turned,...
Ancestry of “overset”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | übersetzen | to translate, to interpret; to compile; to cross,... |
| 2 | German | setzen | to set; to put; to sit down; to settle |
| 3 | Middle High German | setzen | to set, place down |
| 4 | Old High German | sezzen | to make sit, set, put |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sattjan | — |
| 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 |