Where does “onbeslist” come from?

onbeslist (Dutch) comes from Dutch beslist, from Dutch beslissen — to decide, to determine.

onbeslist (Dutch): undecided

Definitions

  1. undecided

Ancestry of “onbeslist”, step by step

onbeslist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch beslist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbeslistdefinitely, absolutely
2Dutchbeslissento decide, to determine

via Dutch on

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchonrarely used as shorthand for oneven (odd), the prefix on- means not (corresponds to English un-)
Every word from Dutch beslissenEvery word from Dutch beslist