Where does “upsetterman” come from?
upsetterman (English) comes from English upsetter, from English upset, from Middle English upset, from Middle English upsetten, from Old Dutch setten, from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan, from Proto-Germanic satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
upsetterman (English): A worker who operates an upsetter
Definitions
- A worker who operates an upsetter
Ancestry of “upsetterman”, step by step
upsetterman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English upsetter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | upsetter | One who upsets (something); a disrupter |
| 2 | English | upset | Angry, distressed, or unhappy; Feeling unwell,... |
| 3 | Middle English | upset | the act of setting up; establishment |
| 4 | Middle English | upsetten | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | setten | to set, place |
| 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 |
via English MAN
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | MAN | Initialism of Metropolitan Area Network |
| 2 | English | manual | A handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage... |
| 3 | Middle English | manuel | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | manuel | manual; done with the hands; handle; manual;... |
| 5 | Old French | manual | — |
| 6 | Latin | manuālis | hand |
| 7 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |