Where does “set” come from?
set (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian seś, from Proto-Slavic sěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European séh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
set (Lower Sorbian): supine of seś
Ancestry of “set”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lower Sorbian | seś | to sow; net |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sěti | to sow; to sift |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | sḗˀtei | to sow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₁- | to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,... |