Where does “stembusgang” come from?

stembusgang (Dutch) comes from Dutch stembus, 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.

stembusgang (Dutch): election

Definitions

  1. election

Ancestry of “stembusgang”, step by step

stembusgang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch stembus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstembusballot box
2Dutchstemvoice, sound made by the mouth using airflow; the...
3Middle Dutchstemme—
4Old Dutchstemmavoice
5Proto-West Germanic*stebnuvoice
6Proto-Germanicstebnōvoice; sound
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstomen-mouth, muzzle

via Dutch gang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgangpassageway, alley; gait, walk; journey
2Middle Dutchganc—
3Old Dutchgank—
4Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stomen- →