Where does “вселиться” come from?

вселиться (Russian) comes from Russian всели́ть, from Russian сели́ть, from Russian село́, from Old East Slavic село, from Proto-Slavic selo, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.

вселиться (Russian): to move in, to move (into), to install oneself (in), (illegally) to squat (in)

Definitions

  1. to move in, to move (into), to install oneself (in), (illegally) to squat (in)

Ancestry of “вселиться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвсели́тьto make someone occupy some space; to settle someone or something in
2Russianсели́тьto settle
3Russianсело́village
4Old East Slavicселоdwelling
5Proto-Slavicselovillage
6Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl-Every word from Proto-Slavic seloEvery word from Old East Slavic село
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