Where does “afsetning” come from?

afsetning (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic afsetja, from Icelandic setja, from Old Norse setja, from Proto-Germanic satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

afsetning (Icelandic): dismissal, firing, sacking

Definitions

  1. dismissal, firing, sacking

Ancestry of “afsetning”, step by step

afsetning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic afsetja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicafsetjato dismiss, to fire
2Icelandicsetjato put, to place
3Old Norsesetjato seat, set, place, put; to drive; to make,...
4Proto-Germanicsatjanąto set, to place down
5Proto-Indo-Europeansodéyetito set, to seat, to cause to sit
6Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
7Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

via Icelandic ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti