Where does “forutbestemme” come from?

forutbestemme (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bestemme, from Low German bestemmen.

forutbestemme (Norwegian Bokmål): to predetermine

Definitions

  1. to predetermine

Ancestry of “forutbestemme”, step by step

forutbestemme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål bestemme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbestemmeto decide; to determine
2Low Germanbestemmen—

via Norwegian Bokmål forut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålforut—
Every word from Low German bestemmen →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål bestemme →