Where does “stem” come from?

stem (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch stem, from Middle Dutch stemme, from Old Dutch stemma, from Proto-West Germanic *stebnu, from Proto-Germanic stebnō, from Proto-Indo-European stomen- — mouth, muzzle.

stem (Afrikaans): vote; voice; to vote

Definitions

  1. vote; voice; to vote

Ancestry of “stem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstemvoice, sound made by the mouth using airflow; the...
2Middle Dutchstemme—
3Old Dutchstemmavoice
4Proto-West Germanic*stebnuvoice
5Proto-Germanicstebnōvoice; sound
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstomen-mouth, muzzle

Words derived from “stem”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stomen- →
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