Where does “Ersatz” come from?
Ersatz (German) comes from German ersetzen, from Middle High German ersetzen, from Old High German irsezzen, from Proto-Germanic *uʀsattjan, from Proto-Germanic *sattjan, from Proto-Germanic satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
Ersatz (German): replacement, substitute; compensation
Definitions
- replacement, substitute; compensation
Ancestry of “Ersatz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ersetzen | to replace, to substitute |
| 2 | Middle High German | ersetzen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | irsezzen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *uʀsattjan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *sattjan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | satjaną | to set, to place down |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sodéyeti | to set, to seat, to cause to sit |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |