Where does “Übersetzerin” come from?

Übersetzerin (German) comes from German Übersetzer, 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 — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

Ancestry of “Übersetzerin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanÜbersetzertranslator one who translates completed texts; male or of unspecified sex
2Germanübersetzento translate, to interpret; to compile; to cross,...
3Germansetzento set; to put; to sit down; to settle
4Middle High Germansetzento set, place down
5Old High Germansezzento make sit, set, put
6Proto-West Germanic*sattjanto set, place
7Proto-Germanicsatjanąto set, to place down
8Proto-Indo-Europeansodéyetito set, to seat, to cause to sit
9Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
10Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti
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