Where does “verzetteln” come from?

verzetteln (German) comes from Middle High German verzetten, from Old High German zetten, from Proto-Germanic tadjaną, from Proto-Indo-European dāy- — to divide, split, section, part, separate; to...

verzetteln (German): to fritter

Definitions

  1. to fritter

Ancestry of “verzetteln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanverzettento scatter, disperse
2Old High Germanzettento straw, fertilise
3Proto-GermanictadjanąTo strew, to scatter; To dung, to manure
4Proto-Indo-Europeandāy-to divide, split, section, part, separate; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dāy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tadjaną →Every word from Old High German zetten →