Where does “ubeslutsomhed” come from?

ubeslutsomhed (Danish) comes from Danish ubeslutsom, from Danish beslutsom, from Danish søm, from Old Norse saumr, from Old Norse sýja, from Proto-Germanic siwjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sīw- — to sew.

ubeslutsomhed (Danish): indecisiveness

Definitions

  1. indecisiveness

Ancestry of “ubeslutsomhed”, step by step

ubeslutsomhed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish ubeslutsom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishubeslutsomindecisive
2Danishbeslutsomdecisive; resolute
3Danishsømseam; nail
4Old Norsesaumrseam, nails
5Old Norsesýjato sew
6Proto-Germanicsiwjanąto sew
7Proto-Indo-Europeansīw-to sew

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet—
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sīw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic siwjaną →Every word from Old Norse sýja →