Where does “bólusetning” come from?
bólusetning (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic bólusetja, 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.
bólusetning (Icelandic): vaccination
Definitions
- vaccination
Ancestry of “bólusetning”, step by step
bólusetning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic bólusetja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | bólusetja | to vaccinate |
| 2 | Icelandic | setja | to put, to place |
| 3 | Old Norse | setja | to seat, set, place, put; to drive; to make,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | satjaną | to set, to place down |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sodéyeti | to set, to seat, to cause to sit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via Icelandic ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | ing | — |