Where does “ja-stem” come from?

ja-stem (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.

ja-stem (Dutch): yea vote

Definitions

  1. yea vote

Ancestry of “ja-stem”, step by step

ja-stem 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 ja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchjayes; yes!
2Middle Dutchja—
3Old Dutchjā—
4Proto-West Germanicjāyes; thus, so
5Proto-Germanicjayes; thus, so
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyēalready
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stomen- →