English
withset
Withset comes from Middle English withsetten ‘to resist, set against’, and goes back to 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. 450–1150wiþsettan‘to resist’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500withsetten‘to resist, set against’
- Englishtodaywithset
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. 450–1150wiþsettan‘to resist’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500withsetten‘to resist, set against’
- Englishtodaywithset
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sed- ‘to sit’
president, size, sell, chair, sitting, sit, seat, session, resident, method, nest, settle, siege, niche, assess, possess, saddle, exodus, reside, subsidy, residue, residual, nye, sedan, insidious, sediment, dissident, prasad, soot, sedentary, anode, cathode, sedative, obsess, beset, presidio, sate, sedate, chaise, presidium, 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 oneself against; oppose; resist.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sed- / withset