English
foreset
Foreset comes from Old English fōresettan ‘to place before, shut in, propose, prefer,…’, from Proto-Indo-European *sodéyeti ‘to set, to seat, to cause to sit’, and ultimately from *sed-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sed-‘to sit’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sodéyeti‘to set, to seat, to cause to sit’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*satjaną‘to set, to place down’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*sattjan‘to set, place’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150settan‘to set, establish, place, make’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150fōresettan‘to place before, shut in, propose, prefer, precede’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500foresetten
- Englishtodayforeset
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sed-‘to sit’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sodéyeti‘to set, to seat, to cause to sit’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*satjaną‘to set, to place down’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*sattjan‘to set, place’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150settan‘to set, establish, place, make’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150fōresettan‘to place before, shut in, propose, prefer, precede’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500foresetten
- Englishtodayforeset
Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘before, formerly’
Proto-Germanic *fura- ‘before, in front of, for’
Proto-West Germanic *forē- ‘before, in front of, fore-, pre-’
English fore-
Proto-Indo-European *sed- ‘to sit’
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Proto-Germanic *satjaną ‘to set’
Proto-West Germanic *sattjan ‘to set’
Old English settan ‘to set’
Middle English setten ‘to seat’
English set
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sed- ‘to sit’
size, president, sit, sitting, sell, chair, method, seat, session, resident, settle, siege, niche, nest, saddle, exodus, assess, possess, subsidy, nye, sedan, insidious, sediment, reside, residual, residue, dissident, prasad, cathode, soot, sedentary, anode, sedative, sate, sedate, obsess, chaise, beset, salo, séance, 93 more
through Proto-West Germanic *sattjan ‘to set, place’
through Old English settan ‘to set, establish, place, make’
Today it means
verb To set before or in front of; bar; block; impede.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sed- / foreset