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Where does “einsetzbar” come from?

einsetzbar (German) comes from German einsetzen, 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.

einsetzbar (German): usable, applicable

Definitions

  1. usable, applicable

Ancestry of “einsetzbar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneinsetzento put in; set in; insert; to use; employ; to...
2Germansetzento set; to put; to sit down; to settle
3Middle High Germansetzento set, place down
4Old High Germansezzento make sit, set, put
5Proto-West Germanic*sattjan—
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
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