besiedeln

See also: Besiedeln

German

Etymology

From Middle High German besidelen. In the modern sense only since the 19th century. By surface analysis, be- + siedeln.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Verb

besiedeln (weak, third-person singular present besiedelt, past tense besiedelte, past participle besiedelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to people, to populate (also of other species)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • besiedeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • besiedeln” in Duden online
  • besiedeln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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