Where does “Zusammensetzung” come from?
Zusammensetzung (German) comes from German zusammensetzen, 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, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
Zusammensetzung (German): composition; compound
Definitions
- composition; compound
Ancestry of “Zusammensetzung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | zusammensetzen | To assemble, compose |
| 2 | German | setzen | to set; to put; to sit down; to settle |
| 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 |