Where does “Besitzgier” come from?
Besitzgier (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi — on, onto.
Besitzgier (German): possessiveness
Definitions
- possessiveness
Ancestry of “Besitzgier”, step by step
Besitzgier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German besitzen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | besitzen | to own, to possess; to have |
| 2 | Middle High German | besitzen | to sit; to beseige |
| 3 | Old High German | bisizzen | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *bisittjan | to sit by, near |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bisitjaną | to sit among, sit near |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bi- | by, at |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |