Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “stammen” come from?

stammen (Danish) comes from Danish stamme, 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.

stammen (Danish): stuttering, stammering; definite singular of...

Definitions

  1. stuttering, stammering; definite singular of...

Ancestry of “stammen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstammetrunk, log; stem; tribe
2Germanstammento descend, originate, be derived
3German-enA suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A...
4Middle High German-en—
5Old High German-īn—
6Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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