Where does “Khoenstam” come from?
Khoenstam (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans stam, from Dutch stam, from Middle Dutch stam, from Old Dutch stam, from Proto-West Germanic *stamni, from Proto-Germanic stamniz, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
Khoenstam (Afrikaans): Khoekhoe tribe
Definitions
- Khoekhoe tribe
Ancestry of “Khoenstam”, step by step
Khoenstam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans stam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | stam | tribe |
| 2 | Dutch | stam | trunk of a tree; stem; tribe, clan |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | stam | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | stam | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *stamni | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stamniz | stem, tree stalk |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via Afrikaans Khoen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | Khoen | — |