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Where does “alsalti” come from?

alsalti (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ŝalti, from German schalten, from German einschalten, from German ein-, from Middle High German īn-, from Old High German in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in — in.

alsalti (Esperanto): to jump up to, jump out; to pounce

Definitions

  1. to jump up to, jump out; to pounce

Ancestry of “alsalti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoŝaltito switch; to switch on
2Germanschaltento switch
3Germaneinschaltento turn on, to switch on, to power up, to enable;...
4Germanein-generally indicating motion into something; one,...
5Middle High Germanīn-—
6Old High Germaninin
7Proto-West Germanic*in—
8Proto-Germanicinin; into
9Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
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