Where does “upset” come from?
Upset comes from Middle English upsetten, a compound of up and setten meaning to set up or overturn.
upset (English): Angry, distressed, or unhappy; Feeling unwell,...
Definitions
- Angry, distressed, or unhappy; Feeling unwell,...
Ancestry of “upset”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | upset | the act of setting up; establishment |
| 2 | Middle English | upsetten | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | setten | to set, place |
| 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 |