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
- decisive, resolute, determined
Ancestry of “besluttsom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | søm | a seam |
| 2 | Old Norse | saumr | seam, nails |
| 3 | Old Norse | sýja | to sew |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | siwjaną | to sew |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sīw- | to sew |