Where does “Gesetz” come from?

Gesetz (German) comes from Middle High German gesetze, from Old High German gisezzida, 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.

Gesetz (German): law, act, bill, statute

Definitions

  1. law, act, bill, statute

Ancestry of “Gesetz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangesetze
2Old High Germangisezzidafixing, determination, assessment; establishment,...
3Old High Germansezzento make sit, set, put
4Proto-West Germanic*sattjanto set, place
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 “Gesetz

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti