Where does “selvbestemmelse” come from?
selvbestemmelse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bestemmelse, from Norwegian Bokmål -else, from Danish -else, from Danish -ilse, from Old Saxon -isli, from Proto-West Germanic -islī, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
selvbestemmelse (Norwegian Bokmål): self-determination
Definitions
- self-determination
Ancestry of “selvbestemmelse”, step by step
selvbestemmelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål bestemmelse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bestemmelse | a decision; determination |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | -else | added to a verb to form a noun for an action or... |
| 3 | Danish | -else | added to a verb to form a noun for an action or... |
| 4 | Danish | -ilse | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | -isli | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -islī | Used to form nouns from verbs denoting something... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via Norwegian Bokmål selv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | selv | myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself;... |
| 2 | Danish | selv | self, -self; even; self |
| 3 | English | Self | Himself, herself, itself, themself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned) |
| 4 | Middle English | salve | Alternative form of sauf |
| 5 | Old English | sealf | salve |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | salbu | salve, ointment |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | salbō | salve, ointment |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | solp-éh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | selp- | fat, oil |