Where does “sasse” come from?
sasse (English) comes from Dutch sas, from German Satz, from Middle High German saz, from Middle High German setzen, from Old High German sezzen, from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan, from Proto-Germanic satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
sasse (English): A sluice or lock, as in a river, to make it more...
Definitions
- A sluice or lock, as in a river, to make it more...
Ancestry of “sasse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | sas | good spirit; sluice; an explosive or highly... |
| 2 | German | Satz | sentence; proposition, theorem; set |
| 3 | Middle High German | saz | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | setzen | to set, place down |
| 5 | Old High German | sezzen | to make sit, set, put |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *sattjan | to set, place |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | satjaną | to set, to place down |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sodéyeti | to set, to seat, to cause to sit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |