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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbestemmeto decide; to determine
2Low Germanbestemmen—
Every word from Low German bestemmen →