Where does “besitzen” come from?

besitzen (Middle High German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.

besitzen (Middle High German): to sit; to beseige

Definitions

  1. to sit; to beseige

Ancestry of “besitzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbisizzen—
2Proto-West Germanic*bisittjanto sit by, near
3Proto-Germanicbisitjanąto sit among, sit near
4Proto-Germanicbi-by, at
5Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “besitzen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →