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Where does “stemme” come from?

stemme (Danish) comes from Middle Low German stemme, from Proto-Germanic stamnijō, from Proto-Germanic stom(m)n-, from Proto-Indo-European stem-, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

stemme (Danish): voice; vote; tune

Definitions

  1. voice; vote; tune

Ancestry of “stemme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanstemme—
2Proto-Germanicstamnijōvoice; sound
3Proto-Germanicstom(m)n-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstem-to push; to stutter; mouth, muzzle
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “stemme”

  • ustemt
  • stemt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →