Where does “sätta ned foten” come from?

sätta ned foten (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.

Ancestry of “sätta ned foten”, step by step

sätta ned foten traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sätta

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

via Swedish ned

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishneddown
2Old Norseniðrdown; kinsman, relative; son
3Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
4Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—

via Swedish foten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfoten—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti →