Where does “sysselsetting” come from?

sysselsetting (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sysselsette, 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.

sysselsetting (Norwegian Bokmål): employment

Definitions

  1. employment

Ancestry of “sysselsetting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsysselsetteto employ
2Norwegian Bokmålsetteto place, put, set
3Danishsætteto put, place, set; to fix, stake; to plant
4Old Norsesetjato seat, set, place, put; to drive; to make,...
5Proto-Germanicsatjanąto set, to place down
6Proto-Indo-Europeansodéyetito set, to seat, to cause to sit
7Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
8Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti