Where does “поселиться” come from?

поселиться (Russian) comes from Russian посели́ть, 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.

поселиться (Russian): to settle, to take up one's residence

Definitions

  1. to settle, to take up one's residence

Ancestry of “поселиться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпосели́тьto settle, to lodge
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 selo →Every word from Old East Slavic село →
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