Where does “besætter” come from?

besætter (Danish) comes from Danish besætte, from Middle Low German besetten, from Old Saxon *bisettian.

besætter (Danish): an occupier

Definitions

  1. an occupier

Ancestry of “besætter”, step by step

besætter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish besætte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbesætteto occupy; to squat; to obsess
2Middle Low Germanbesetten—
3Old Saxon*bisettian—

via Danish er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danisherpresent of være; are
Every word from Old Saxon *bisettian →Every word from Middle Low German besetten →Every word from Danish besætte →