Where does “Hausbesetzer” come from?

Hausbesetzer (German) comes from German Besetzer, from German besetzen, from Middle High German besetzen, from Old High German bisezzen, from Proto-West Germanic *bisattjan, from Proto-Germanic bisatjaną, from Proto-Germanic satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

Hausbesetzer (German): squatter

Definitions

  1. squatter

Ancestry of “Hausbesetzer”, step by step

Hausbesetzer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Besetzer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBesetzeroccupant, occupier; squatter
2Germanbesetzento occupy; to cast
3Middle High Germanbesetzen
4Old High Germanbisezzen
5Proto-West Germanic*bisattjan
6Proto-Germanicbisatjanąto occupy, fill
7Proto-Germanicsatjanąto set, to place down
8Proto-Indo-Europeansodéyetito set, to seat, to cause to sit
9Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
10Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

via German haus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhaussingular imperative of hausen; first-person...
2Middle High Germanhūshouse
3Old High Germanhūshouse
4Proto-West Germanichūshouse
5Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti