Where does “расселиться” come from?

расселиться (Russian) comes from Russian рассели́ть, 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.

расселиться (Russian): to settle; to separate, to settle separately;...

Definitions

  1. to settle; to separate, to settle separately;...

Ancestry of “расселиться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianрассели́тьto settle (in a new place)
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 →