besitta
Swedish
verb-irr
Definitions
- to own, to possess
Etymology
Derived from Old Swedish besitia derived from Middle Low German besitten derived from Proto-Germanic *bisitjaną (sit near, sit among around, sit among) prefix from Swedish sitta.
Origin
Swedish
sitta
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- besit English
- sit English
- Besitzer German
- besitzen German
- sitzen German
- bezitster Dutch, Flemish
- bezittelijk Dutch, Flemish
- bezitten Dutch, Flemish
- bezitter Dutch, Flemish
- bezitting Dutch, Flemish
- zitten Dutch, Flemish
- *sed- Proto-Indo-European
- besitte Norwegian Bokmål
- besittelse Norwegian Bokmål
- sitte Norwegian Bokmål
- *bisitjaną Proto-Germanic
- besittning Swedish
- sitta Swedish
- besittan Old English
- besitten Middle English
- besidde Danish
- sidde Danish
- besitten Middle Dutch
- bisizzen Old High German
- besitzen Middle High German
- 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- besitten Old Dutch
- besitten Middle Low German
- besitia Old Swedish
- sitia Old Swedish