Where does “ersetzen” come from?
ersetzen (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German irsezzen, from Proto-Germanic *uʀsattjan, from Proto-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.
ersetzen (Luxembourgish): to replace; to substitute, to exchange; to...
Definitions
- to replace; to substitute, to exchange; to...
Ancestry of “ersetzen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | irsezzen | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *uʀsattjan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *sattjan | — |
| 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 |