Where does “bestemmelse” come from?
bestemmelse (Norwegian Bokmål) 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.
bestemmelse (Norwegian Bokmål): a decision; determination
Definitions
- a decision; determination
Ancestry of “bestemmelse”, step by step
bestemmelse traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish bestemme
| 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 |