Where does “stemvee” come from?
stemvee (Dutch) comes 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-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
stemvee (Dutch): voters considered to be easily manipulable
Definitions
- voters considered to be easily manipulable
Ancestry of “stemvee”, step by step
stemvee traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch stemmen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | stemmen | to vote; to tune; to bring into a certain mood |
| 2 | Dutch | -en | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German Stimmvieh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stimmvieh | uncritical and easily manipulated voters |
| 2 | German | stimmen | to be right, be true; to vote; to tune |
| 3 | German | stimme | inflection of stimmen: ## first-person singular... |
| 4 | Middle High German | stimme | — |
| 5 | Old High German | stimma | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *stebnu | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stebnō | voice; sound |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stomen- | mouth, muzzle |