Where does “Bestimmung” come from?
Bestimmung (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European stomen- — mouth, muzzle.
Bestimmung (German): determination; destination; appointment,...
Definitions
- determination; destination; appointment,...
Ancestry of “Bestimmung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | bestimmen | to determine |
| 2 | German | stimmen | to be right, be true; to vote; to tune |
| 3 | German | stimme | inflection of stimmen:
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| 4 | Middle High German | stimme | — |
| 5 | Old High German | stimma | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *stebnu | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stebnō | voice; sound |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stomen- | mouth, muzzle |
Words derived from “Bestimmung”