Where does “Besetzungsposse” come from?
Besetzungsposse (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.
Besetzungsposse (German): appointment antics
Definitions
- appointment antics
Ancestry of “Besetzungsposse”, step by step
Besetzungsposse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Besetzung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via German Posse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Posse | farce, burlesque |
| 2 | Old French | boce | swelling |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | bottia | bump |
| 4 | Frankish | bottija | — |
| 5 | Frankish | bōtan | to strike, knock down |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bautaną | to beat, push |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |