besitzen
German (Berlin)
/bəˈzɪtsən/
verb-strong
Definitions
- to own, to possess
- to have
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German besitzen inherited from Old High German bisizzen inherited from Proto-Germanic *bisitjaną (sit near, sit among around, sit among) prefix from German sitzen (sit, seat).
Origin
German (Berlin)
sitzen
Gloss
sit, seat
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Cognates and derived terms
- besit English
- sit English
- Besitzer German
- Besitzerin German
- Ladenbesitzer German
- Sitzfleisch German
- Sitzgelegenheit German
- Sitzkrieg German
- Sitzredakteur German
- Sitzriese German
- Sitzzwerg German
- absitzen German
- aufsitzen German
- aussitzen German
- einsitzen German
- nachsitzen German
- sitzen German
- sitzen bleiben German
- stillsitzen 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
- *sitjaną Proto-Germanic
- besitta Swedish
- 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
- sitzen Middle High German
- 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- besitten Old Dutch
- besitten Middle Low German
- besitia Old Swedish