Where does “zet” come from?
zet (Indonesian) comes from Dutch zet, from Dutch zetten, from Middle Dutch setten, from Old Dutch setten, from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan, from Proto-Germanic satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
Ancestry of “zet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zet | shove, push; move |
| 2 | Dutch | zetten | to set, to put; to typeset; to make ready,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | setten | to set, to place |
| 4 | Old Dutch | setten | to set, place |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sattjan | to set, place |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | satjaną | to set, to place down |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sodéyeti | to set, to seat, to cause to sit |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |