Where does “borststem” come from?
borststem (Dutch) comes from German Bruststimme, from German stimme, from Middle High German stimme, from Old High German stimma, from Proto-Germanic *stebnu, from Proto-Germanic stebnō, from Proto-Indo-European stomen- — mouth, muzzle.
borststem (Dutch): chest voice
Definitions
- chest voice
Ancestry of “borststem”, step by step
borststem traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Bruststimme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bruststimme | chest voice |
| 2 | German | stimme | inflection of stimmen: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | stimme | — |
| 4 | Old High German | stimma | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *stebnu | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stebnō | voice; sound |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stomen- | mouth, muzzle |