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Where does “bisatjaną” come from?

bisatjaną (Proto-Germanic) comes 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.

bisatjaną (Proto-Germanic): to occupy, fill

Definitions

  1. to occupy, fill

Ancestry of “bisatjaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsatjanąto set, to place down
2Proto-Indo-Europeansodéyetito set, to seat, to cause to sit
3Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
4Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “bisatjaną”

  • beset
  • besetting
  • besetment
  • besetter
  • besetten
  • Hausbesetzung
  • Besetzungsinversion
  • Besetzung
  • Besetzer
  • Hausbesetzerin
  • Besetzerin
  • Hausbesetzer
  • besetzen
  • bezetten
  • besätta
  • besättning
  • besette
  • besætte
  • besetten
  • bisetten
  • besettan
  • besetten
  • besetten
  • bisetten
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