Where does “besluttsom” come from?

besluttsom (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål søm, from Old Norse saumr, from Old Norse sýja, from Proto-Germanic siwjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sīw- — to sew.

besluttsom (Norwegian Bokmål): decisive, resolute, determined

Definitions

  1. decisive, resolute, determined

Ancestry of “besluttsom”, step by step

besluttsom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål søm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsøma seam
2Old Norsesaumrseam, nails
3Old Norsesýjato sew
4Proto-Germanicsiwjanąto sew
5Proto-Indo-Europeansīw-to sew

via Norwegian Bokmål beslutte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbeslutteto decide
2Middle Low Germanbesluten—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sīw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic siwjaną →Every word from Old Norse sýja →