siedeln.
to settle (cultivate hitherto unoccupied areas; create a colony in foreign land)
Meaning & usage
to settle (cultivate hitherto unoccupied areas; create a colony in foreign land)
Mein Großvater war der erste, der in diesem Sumpfgebiet gesiedelt hat.
to dwell; to nest; without the implication of a colony
Die Ureinwohner siedelten vor allem entlang der Flussläufe.
alternative form of ansiedeln
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German sidelen, from Old High German sidalen, derived from sidila (“seat”), which is cognate with Old English setl. Related with sitzen (“to sit”) and hence eventually related with English settle, but not a direct cognate of this latter.
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