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Where does “übersetzen” come from?

übersetzen (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

übersetzen (German): to translate, to interpret; to compile; to cross,...

Definitions

  1. to translate, to interpret; to compile; to cross,...

Ancestry of “übersetzen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “übersetzen”

  • Lehnübersetzung
  • Übersetzungswissenschaft
  • Übersetzungswörterbuch
  • Übersetzung
  • übersetzungstechnisch
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