Where does “brevstemme” come from?

brevstemme (Danish) comes from Danish brev, from Old Danish bref, from Old Frisian brēf, from Latin breve, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

brevstemme (Danish): postal vote

Definitions

  1. postal vote

Ancestry of “brevstemme”, step by step

brevstemme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish brev

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbrevletter; note; epistle
2Old Danishbref
3Old Frisianbrēf
4Latinbrevenominative neuter singular of brevis; accusative...
5Latinbrevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short;...
6Proto-Italic*breɣʷis
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

via Danish stemme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstemmevoice; vote; tune
2Middle Low Germanstemme
3Proto-Germanicstamnijōvoice; sound
4Proto-Germanicstom(m)n-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstem-to push; to stutter; mouth, muzzle
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰusEvery word from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis
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