Where does “Entsatztruppe” come from?
Entsatztruppe (German) comes from German Entsatz, from German entsetzen, 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.
Entsatztruppe (German): relieving unit, relieving formation
Definitions
- relieving unit, relieving formation
Ancestry of “Entsatztruppe”, step by step
Entsatztruppe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Entsatz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Entsatz | relief |
| 2 | German | entsetzen | to shock, to horrify, to appall; to relieve |
| 3 | German | setzen | to set; to put; to sit down; to settle |
| 4 | Middle High German | setzen | to set, place down |
| 5 | Old High German | sezzen | to make sit, set, put |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *sattjan | to set, place |
| 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 truppe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | truppe | troupe (company of actors, etc.) |
| 2 | French | troupe | troop |
| 3 | French | troupeau | herd (of horses, bulls, elephants, buffalo etc.) |
| 4 | Middle French | trope | — |
| 5 | Old French | trope | band, company, troop |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | troppus | flock; herd, flock |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þurpą | village, rural settlement; gathering of people;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | treb- | settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell |