Where does “Gesetzbuch” come from?

Gesetzbuch (German) comes from German Gesetz, 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 — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

Gesetzbuch (German): code

Definitions

  1. code

Ancestry of “Gesetzbuch”, step by step

Gesetzbuch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gesetz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGesetzlaw, act, bill, statute
2Middle High Germangesetze
3Old High Germangisezzidafixing, determination, assessment; establishment,...
4Old High Germansezzento make sit, set, put
5Proto-West Germanic*sattjanto set, place
6Proto-Germanicsatjanąto set, to place down
7Proto-Indo-Europeansodéyetito set, to seat, to cause to sit
8Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
9Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

via German būch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbūchbook collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge; long work fit for publication
2Middle High Germanbuoch
3Old High Germanbuohbook
4Proto-Germanicbōk
5Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry

Words derived from “Gesetzbuch

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti