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Where does “nedsätta” come from?

nedsätta (Swedish) comes from Swedish sätta, from Old Swedish sætia, from Old Norse setja, 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.

nedsätta (Swedish): to reduce

Definitions

  1. to reduce

Ancestry of “nedsätta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsättato sit; to move oneself into a sitting position;...
2Old Swedishsætiato set, to place; to let sit
3Old Norsesetjato seat, set, place, put; to drive; to make,...
4Proto-Germanicsatjanąto set, to place down
5Proto-Indo-Europeansodéyetito set, to seat, to cause to sit
6Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
7Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “nedsätta”

  • funktionsnedsättning
  • nedsättning
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