Where does “wiþsettan” come from?
wiþsettan (Old English) comes from Old English settan, 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.
wiþsettan (Old English): to set against, withstand, oppose
Definitions
- to set against, withstand, oppose
Ancestry of “wiþsettan”, step by step
wiþsettan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English settan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | settan | to set, establish, place, make |
| 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 |
via Old English wiþ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | wiþ | against, opposite; along, towards; with |
| 2 | Old English | wiþer | toward, against; again, against; against, in... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | wiþr | toward, against |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wiþrą | toward, against |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wī-tero- | further apart |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wi | apart, asunder; away from, against |