Where does “Besitzerin” come from?

Besitzerin (German) comes from German Besitzer, from German besitzen, from Middle High German besitzen, from Old High German bisizzen, from Proto-West Germanic *bisittjan, from Proto-Germanic bisitjaną, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi — on, onto.

Besitzerin (German): female owner

Definitions

  1. female owner

Ancestry of “Besitzerin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBesitzeragent noun of besitzen; owner
2Germanbesitzento own, to possess; to have
3Middle High Germanbesitzento sit; to beseige
4Old High Germanbisizzen—
5Proto-West Germanic*bisittjanto sit by, near
6Proto-Germanicbisitjanąto sit among, sit near
7Proto-Germanicbi-by, at
8Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →