Where does “stemme” come from?

stemme (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans stem, 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.

stemme (Afrikaans): plural of stem

Definitions

  1. plural of stem

Ancestry of “stemme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansstemvote; voice; to vote
2Dutchstemvoice, sound made by the mouth using airflow; the...
3Middle Dutchstemme—
4Old Dutchstemmavoice
5Proto-West Germanic*stebnuvoice
6Proto-Germanicstebnōvoice; sound
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstomen-mouth, muzzle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stomen- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stebnō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *stebnu →