Where does “ubestemt” come from?

ubestemt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk bestemt, from Norwegian Nynorsk bestemme.

ubestemt (Norwegian Nynorsk): indefinite, unspecified, vague, indeterminate,...

Definitions

  1. indefinite, unspecified, vague, indeterminate,...

Ancestry of “ubestemt”, step by step

ubestemt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk bestemt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbestemtdefinite, fixed, set, settled; certain,...
2Norwegian Nynorskbestemme—

via Norwegian Nynorsk U

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskU—
Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk bestemme →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk bestemt →