Where does “sezzen” come from?
sezzen (Old High German) comes 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.
sezzen (Old High German): to make sit, set, put
Ancestry of “sezzen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *sattjan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | satjaną | to set, to place down |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sodéyeti | to set, to seat, to cause to sit |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
Words derived from “sezzen”