Where does “umsatteln” come from?

umsatteln (German) comes from German satteln, from German Sattel, from Middle High German satel, from Old High German satal, from Proto-West Germanic sadul, from Proto-Germanic sadulaz, from Proto-Indo-European sod-tlō-, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

umsatteln (German): to change the saddle; to switch

Definitions

  1. to change the saddle; to switch

Ancestry of “umsatteln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansattelnto saddle
2GermanSattelsaddle
3Middle High Germansatel—
4Old High Germansatal—
5Proto-West Germanicsadulsaddle
6Proto-Germanicsadulazsaddle
7Proto-Indo-Europeansod-tlō-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sod-tlō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sadulaz →