Where does “verdsette” come from?
verdsette (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.
verdsette (Norwegian Bokmål): to value; to appreciate; to assess, evaluate
Definitions
- to value; to appreciate; to assess, evaluate
Ancestry of “verdsette”, step by step
verdsette traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål sette
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | sette | to place, put, set |
| 2 | Danish | sætte | to put, place, set; to fix, stake; to plant |
| 3 | Old Norse | setja | to seat, set, place, put; to drive; to make,... |
| 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 |
via Norwegian Bokmål verd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | verd | alternative form of verden; alternative form of... |
| 2 | Old Norse | verǫld | the world |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | weraldiz | lifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | weraz | man; husband |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |