Where does “ubestemmelig” come from?
ubestemmelig (Danish) comes from Danish bestemme, from German bestimmen, from German stimmen, from German stimme, from Middle High German stimme, from Old High German stimma, from Proto-Germanic *stebnu, from Proto-Germanic stebnō — mouth, muzzle.
ubestemmelig (Danish): indeterminable
Definitions
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Ancestry of “ubestemmelig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | bestemme | to determine, to ascertain; to decide, to decree;... |
| 2 | German | bestimmen | to determine |
| 3 | German | stimmen | to be right, be true; to vote; to tune |
| 4 | German | stimme | inflection of stimmen: ## first-person singular... |
| 5 | Middle High German | stimme | — |
| 6 | Old High German | stimma | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *stebnu | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | stebnō | voice; sound |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stomen- | mouth, muzzle |