Where does “засели́ть” come from?

засели́ть (Russian) comes 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.

засели́ть (Russian): to occupy, to settle (in), to move (into), to populate

Definitions

  1. to occupy, to settle (in), to move (into), to populate

Ancestry of “засели́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсели́тьto settle
2Russianсело́village
3Old East Slavicселоdwelling
4Proto-Slavicselovillage
5Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable

Words derived from “засели́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl- →Every word from Proto-Slavic selo →Every word from Old East Slavic село →