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
- falsetto register; a voice in falsetto
Ancestry of “falsetstem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | stem | voice, sound made by the mouth using airflow; the... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | stemme | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | stemma | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *stebnu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stebnō | voice; sound |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stomen- | mouth, muzzle |