Where does “Übersetzer” come from?

Übersetzer (German) comes from German übersetzen, from German setzen, from Middle High German setzen, from Old High German sezzen, from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan, from Proto-Germanic satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

Übersetzer (German): translator one who translates completed texts; male or of unspecified sex

Definitions

  1. translator one who translates completed texts; male or of unspecified sex

Ancestry of “Übersetzer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanübersetzento translate, to interpret; to compile; to cross,...
2Germansetzento set; to put; to sit down; to settle
3Middle High Germansetzento set, place down
4Old High Germansezzento make sit, set, put
5Proto-West Germanic*sattjanto set, place
6Proto-Germanicsatjanąto set, to place down
7Proto-Indo-Europeansodéyetito set, to seat, to cause to sit
8Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
9Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “Übersetzer

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti