Where does “eropsetzen” come from?
eropsetzen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish sëtzen, from Middle High German setzen, from Old High German sezzen, from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan, 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.
eropsetzen (Luxembourgish): to raise, to increase, to put up
Definitions
- to raise, to increase, to put up
Ancestry of “eropsetzen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Luxembourgish | sëtzen | to sit; to fit, to sit; to do time, to be in... |
| 2 | Middle High German | setzen | to set, place down |
| 3 | Old High German | sezzen | to make sit, set, put |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sattjan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | satjaną | to set, to place down |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sodéyeti | to set, to seat, to cause to sit |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |