Where does “iverksette” come from?

iverksette (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sette, from Danish sætte, from Old Norse setja, 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.

iverksette (Norwegian Bokmål): to implement, initiate, start, carry into effect

Definitions

  1. to implement, initiate, start, carry into effect

Ancestry of “iverksette”, step by step

iverksette traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål sette

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsetteto place, put, set
2Danishsætteto put, place, set; to fix, stake; to plant
3Old Norsesetjato seat, set, place, put; to drive; to make,...
4Proto-Germanicsatjanąto set, to place down
5Proto-Indo-Europeansodéyetito set, to seat, to cause to sit
6Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
7Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

via Norwegian Bokmål verk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålverkpain, ache; pus; oeuvre
2Old Norseverkwork, deed
3Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Norwegian Bokmål I

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmålII; ye
2DanishIyou, you all
3Old Norseíin
4Proto-Germanicinin; into
5Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti