Where does “gainset” come from?

gainset (Middle English) comes from Middle English set, from Old English set, from Proto-West Germanic set, from Proto-Germanic setą, from Proto-Indo-European sed- — to sit.

gainset (Middle English): To set over against; oppose

Definitions

  1. To set over against; oppose

Ancestry of “gainset”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishset—
2Old Englishsetseat
3Proto-West Germanicsetseat
4Proto-Germanicsetąseat
5Proto-Indo-Europeansed-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sed- →Every word from Proto-Germanic setą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic set →