Where does “falsetstem” come from?

falsetstem (Dutch) comes from Dutch stem, from Middle Dutch stemme, from Old Dutch stemma, from Proto-West Germanic *stebnu, from Proto-Germanic stebnō, from Proto-Indo-European stomen- — mouth, muzzle.

falsetstem (Dutch): falsetto register; a voice in falsetto

Definitions

  1. falsetto register; a voice in falsetto

Ancestry of “falsetstem”, step by step

falsetstem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch stem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstemvoice, sound made by the mouth using airflow; the...
2Middle Dutchstemme
3Old Dutchstemmavoice
4Proto-West Germanic*stebnuvoice
5Proto-Germanicstebnōvoice; sound
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstomen-mouth, muzzle

via Dutch falset

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchfalsetfalsetto register; a tone in falsetto register;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stomen-
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