Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sětiti
Proto-Slavic
Etymology 1
From *sětь (“net, grid”) + *-iti, which ultimately descends from *sh₂ey- (“to bind”). Cognates include Lithuanian saisti (“to guess”), Proto-Germanic *siduz (“custom”), Welsh hud (“magic”).
The etynom is present only in South Slavic. Its original meaning probably was to make a connection, which eventually evolved into to recall a memory > to remember. Despite the superficial resemblance, the current etynom is distinct from *(u)sętiti (“to sense”).
Inflection
| Verbal noun | Infinitive | Supine | L-participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| *sěťenьje | *sětiti | *sětitъ | *sětilъ |
| Participles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tense | Past | Present |
| Passive | *sěťenъ | — |
| Active | *sěťь | — |
| Aorist | Present | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *sětixъ | *sěti | *sěti | *sěťǫ | *sětiši | *sětitь |
| Dual | *sětixově | *sětista | *sětiste | *sětivě | *sětita | *sětite |
| Plural | *sětixomъ | *sětiste | *sětišę | *sětimъ | *sětite | *sětętь |
| Imperfect | Imperative | |||||
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | — | — | — | — | *sěti | *sěti |
| Dual | — | — | — | *sětivě | *sětita | — |
| Plural | — | — | — | *sětimъ | *sětite | — |
- Notes:
- (*)*sětivъ is later doublet of past active participle
- In perfective verbs, present expresses future
Derived terms
- *podъsětiti (“to remind”)
Descendants
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*sětь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 448
Etymology 2
| PIE word |
|---|
| *swé |
From Proto-Indo-European *swēt-. Cognate with Lithuanian svẽčias (“guest”), Ancient Greek ἕταρος (hétaros, “comrade”). Per Derksen, the lengthened grade of the root is unexpected. The Indo-European root comes from the more basic root *swé (“self”) with a root extension.
The semantic shift relative, kin > to host is similar in nature to the development of Germanic *fulgijaną (“to follow”) from *fulką (“people”). In both cases, the original meaning likely was to establish good relation with your relatives, which eventually evolved into to host or to follow, respectively.
Inflection
| Verbal noun | Infinitive | Supine | L-participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| *sěťenьje | *sětiti | *sětitъ | *sětilъ |
| Participles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tense | Past | Present |
| Passive | *sěťenъ | *sětimъ |
| Active | *sěťь | *sětę |
| Aorist | Present | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *sětixъ | *sěti | *sěti | *sěťǫ | *sětiši | *sětitь |
| Dual | *sětixově | *sětista | *sětiste | *sětivě | *sětita | *sětite |
| Plural | *sětixomъ | *sětiste | *sětišę | *sětimъ | *sětite | *sětętь |
| Imperfect | Imperative | |||||
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *sěťaaxъ | *sěťaaše | *sěťaaše | — | *sěti | *sěti |
| Dual | *sěťaaxově | *sěťaašeta | *sěťaašete | *sětivě | *sětita | — |
| Plural | *sěťaaxomъ | *sěťaašete | *sěťaaxǫ | *sětimъ | *sětite | — |
- Notes:
- (*)*sětivъ is later doublet of past active participle
Related terms
Descendants
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Cyrillic: сѣтити (sětiti)
References
- Černyx, P. Ja. (1999), “посети́ть”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 2, 3rd reprint edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 60
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*posětiti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 414
- Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “посети́ть”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress