Where does “sätta ner foten” come from?
sätta ner 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.
sätta ner foten (Swedish): to put one's foot down (insist, demand, or refuse with finality (and show that one is in charge))
Definitions
- to put one's foot down (insist, demand, or refuse with finality (and show that one is in charge))
Ancestry of “sätta ner foten”, step by step
sätta ner foten traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish sätta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sätta | to sit; to move oneself into a sitting position;... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | sætia | to set, to place; to let sit |
| 3 | Old Norse | setja | to seat, set, place, put; to drive; to make,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | satjaną | to set, to place down |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sodéyeti | to set, to seat, to cause to sit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via Swedish ner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ner | down; in a direction downwards; down; off |
| 2 | Swedish | neder | down, downwards |
| 3 | Old Norse | niðr | down; kinsman, relative; son |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | niþer | down, downwards |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | niter | — |
via Swedish foten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | foten | — |