Where does “sysselsätta” come from?
sysselsätta (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.
sysselsätta (Swedish): to employ; to occupy oneself
Definitions
- to employ; to occupy oneself
Ancestry of “sysselsätta”, step by step
sysselsätta 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 syssla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | syssla | a task, a job, a duty; a profession, an... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | sȳsla | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | sýsla | strong feminine accusative singular of sýsl;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | seuhslō | pain; torment; affliction; suffering; agony;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sewg- | to be troubled or grieved; grievous; sorrowful;... |