Where does “ja-stemmer” come from?

ja-stemmer (Dutch) comes from Dutch stemmer, from Dutch stemmen, from Dutch -en, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

ja-stemmer (Dutch): yea voter

Definitions

  1. yea voter

Ancestry of “ja-stemmer”, step by step

ja-stemmer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch stemmer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstemmertuner: someone who tunes a musical instrument;...
2Dutchstemmento vote; to tune; to bring into a certain mood
3Dutch-enForms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem...
4Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
5Old Dutch-en—
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she

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 Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →