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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicafsetjato dismiss, to fire
2Icelandicsetjato put, to place something somewhere; to fix , to...
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
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