Where does “antsetten” come from?
antsetten (Old Dutch) comes from Old Dutch setten, from Proto-West 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.
antsetten (Old Dutch): to destroy
Definitions
- to destroy
Ancestry of “antsetten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | setten | to set, place |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *sattjan | to set, place |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | satjaną | to set, to place down |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sodéyeti | to set, to seat, to cause to sit |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |