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Where does “satjaną” come from?

satjaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

satjaną (Proto-Germanic): to set, to place down

Definitions

  1. to set, to place down

Ancestry of “satjaną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “satjaną”

  • set
  • onset
  • offset
  • outset
  • setup
  • subset
  • beset
  • reset
  • mindset
  • preset
  • Reset
  • handset
  • typeset
  • besetting
  • headset
  • sett
  • overset
  • heavyset
  • recordset
  • thickset
  • itemset
  • frameset
  • toolset
  • superset
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