Where does “stembus” come from?

stembus (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.

stembus (Dutch): ballot box

Definitions

  1. ballot box

Ancestry of “stembus”, step by step

stembus 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 bus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbusbus, omnibus; minibus, minivan; bus
2Latinomnibusdative masculine plural of omnis; dative feminine...
3Latinomnisevery; all
4Proto-Italicopnisevery, all
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ep-ni-sworking
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ep-to work, toil, make; ability, force

Words derived from “stembus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stomen- →