Etymology

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Today it means: To set in; infix or implant. Full definition →

Middle English insetten ← Old English insettan
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  1. Old English · inherited frominsettan“to set in, institute, appoint”
  2. Middle English · inherited frominsetten
  3. English todayinset

From Middle English insetten, from Old English insettan (“to set in, institute, appoint”), equivalent to in- + set. Cognate with Dutch inzetten (“to insert, set in”), Low German insetten (“to set in”), German einsetzen (“to insert, employ”), Danish indsætte (“to insert”), Swedish insätta (“to inset, induct, institute”), Icelandic innsetja (“to install”).

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