Where does “Verbletztsatz” come from?
Verbletztsatz (German) comes from German Satz, from Middle High German saz, from Middle High German setzen, 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.
Verbletztsatz (German): verb-final clause
Definitions
- verb-final clause
Ancestry of “Verbletztsatz”, step by step
Verbletztsatz traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Satz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Satz | sentence; proposition, theorem; set |
| 2 | Middle High German | saz | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | setzen | to set, place down |
| 4 | Old High German | sezzen | to make sit, set, put |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sattjan | to set, place |
| 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 |
via German Verb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Verb | verb |
| 2 | Latin | verbum | word; proverb, saying; verb |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via German letzt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | letzt | only in fixed expressions |