Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “stamme” come from?

stamme (Danish) comes from German stammen, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

stamme (Danish): trunk, log; stem; tribe

Definitions

  1. trunk, log; stem; tribe

Ancestry of “stamme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstammento descend, originate, be derived
2German-enA suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A...
3Middle High German-en—
4Old High German-īn—
5Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “stamme”

  • hjernestamme
  • stammen
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