Where does “besättning” come from?

besättning (Swedish) comes from Swedish besätta, from Middle Low German besetten, from Old Saxon *bisettian.

besättning (Swedish): a crew, complement, hands; a collection of people...

Definitions

  1. a crew, complement, hands; a collection of people...

Ancestry of “besättning”, step by step

besättning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish besätta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbesättato occupy; to man
2Middle Low Germanbesetten—
3Old Saxon*bisettian—

via Swedish ning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishning—

Words derived from “besättning”

Every word from Old Saxon *bisettian →Every word from Middle Low German besetten →Every word from Swedish besätta →