bezitten

Meaning

to own, to possess

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
be‧zit‧ten
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bəˈzɪtə(n)/
Etymology

From Middle Dutch besitten, from Old Dutch besitten, from Proto-Germanic *bisitjaną (“to sit near, sit among”). Equivalent to be- + zitten.

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