Where does “föresats” come from?
föresats (Swedish) comes from Swedish sats, from German Satz, from Middle High German saz, from Middle High German setzen, from Old High German sezzen, from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan, from Proto-Germanic satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
föresats (Swedish): commitment, determination, intention, resolve
Definitions
- commitment, determination, intention, resolve
Ancestry of “föresats”, step by step
föresats traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish sats
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sats | theorem, proposition; the preparing movements... |
| 2 | German | Satz | sentence; proposition, theorem; set |
| 3 | Middle High German | saz | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | setzen | to set, place down |
| 5 | Old High German | sezzen | to make sit, set, put |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *sattjan | to set, place |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | satjaną | to set, to place down |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sodéyeti | to set, to seat, to cause to sit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via German Vorsatz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Vorsatz | malice, intention, premeditation; intention,... |
| 2 | German | vor- | pre- |
| 3 | Middle High German | vor- | — |
| 4 | Old High German | fora- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |