Where does “Besetzungsinversion” come from?
Besetzungsinversion (German) comes from German Besetzung, from German besetzen, from Middle High German besetzen, from Old High German bisezzen, from Proto-West Germanic *bisattjan, from Proto-Germanic bisatjaną, from Proto-Germanic satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
Besetzungsinversion (German): population inversion
Ancestry of “Besetzungsinversion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Besetzung | occupation; invasion; squat; cast; casting |
| 2 | German | besetzen | to occupy; to cast |
| 3 | Middle High German | besetzen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | bisezzen | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *bisattjan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bisatjaną | to occupy, fill |
| 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 |