forset

The story

1. Old English · inherited fromforsettan“to hedge in, obstruct, oppress”
2. Middle English · inherited fromforsetten
3. English todayforset

From Middle English forsetten, from Old English forsettan (“to hedge in, obstruct, oppress”), equivalent to for- + set. Cognate with Dutch verzetten (“to move”), German versetzen (“to put, move, transfer, transpose”), Swedish försätta (“to go on, remove, set”).