Where does “ungesetzlich” come from?
ungesetzlich (German) comes from German gesetzlich, 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 — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
ungesetzlich (German): illegal
Definitions
- illegal
Ancestry of “ungesetzlich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gesetzlich | lawful, legal, legitimate |
| 2 | German | Gesetz | law, act, bill, statute |
| 3 | Middle High German | gesetze | — |
| 4 | Old High German | gisezzida | fixing, determination, assessment; establishment,... |
| 5 | Old High German | sezzen | to make sit, set, put |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *sattjan | to set, place |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | satjaną | to set, to place down |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sodéyeti | to set, to seat, to cause to sit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |