Where does “sätta stopp” come from?
sätta stopp (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 stopp (Swedish): }} to put an end to, to bring to an end, (for something that hasn't started) to stop
Definitions
- }} to put an end to, to bring to an end, (for something that hasn't started) to stop
Ancestry of “sätta stopp”, step by step
sätta stopp traces back through two 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 stopp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | stopp | n a stop; c a darn; a fill |