Where does “furisetten” come from?

furisetten (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.

furisetten (Old Dutch): to keep in mind, to set as a goal

Definitions

  1. to keep in mind, to set as a goal

Ancestry of “furisetten”, step by step

furisetten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch setten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsettento set, place
2Proto-West Germanic*sattjanto set, place
3Proto-Germanicsatjanąto set, to place down
4Proto-Indo-Europeansodéyetito set, to seat, to cause to sit
5Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
6Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

via Proto-Germanic furi-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfuri-before, forth, forward; forth-
2Proto-Germanicfurifor, before; before, forward
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti