English
forset
Forset comes from Old English forsettan ‘to hedge in, obstruct, oppress’, from settan ‘to set, establish, place, make’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sed- ‘to sit’.
- 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. 450–1150forsettan‘to hedge in, obstruct, oppress’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500forsetten
- Englishtodayforset
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. 450–1150forsettan‘to hedge in, obstruct, oppress’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500forsetten
- Englishtodayforset
Proto-Indo-European *pro- ‘before, in front of’
Proto-Germanic *fra- ‘off, away’
Proto-West Germanic *fra- ‘forms verbs with the sense of "away from" or…’
English for-
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’
president, size, sit, sitting, chair, sell, method, seat, session, resident, nest, siege, settle, niche, assess, possess, saddle, exodus, reside, subsidy, residue, residual, nye, sedan, insidious, sediment, dissident, prasad, cathode, soot, sedentary, anode, sedative, obsess, presidio, sate, beset, sedate, presidium, chaise, 93 more
through Proto-West Germanic *sattjan ‘to set, place’
through Old English settan ‘to set, establish, place, make’
Today it means
verb To get in front of; intercept; waylay; entrap.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sed- / forset