Where does “könsbestämning” come from?
könsbestämning (Swedish) comes from Swedish könsbestämma, from Swedish bestämma, from Swedish stämma, from Middle Low German stemmen, from Old Saxon *stemnian, from Proto-West Germanic *stabnijan, from Proto-Germanic *stabnijaną — to make oneself be heard.
könsbestämning (Swedish): sexing, sex determination
Definitions
- sexing, sex determination
Ancestry of “könsbestämning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | könsbestämma | sex determine the sex of |
| 2 | Swedish | bestämma | to determine, to settle, to decide; to prescribe |
| 3 | Swedish | stämma | a voice; a pitch, a part; a meeting, an assembly |
| 4 | Middle Low German | stemmen | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | *stemnian | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *stabnijan | to make oneself be heard |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *stabnijaną | to make oneself be heard |