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Where does “stemma” come from?

stemma (Finnish) comes from Swedish stämma, from Middle Low German stemmen, from Old Saxon *stemnian, from Proto-West Germanic *stabnijan, from Proto-Germanic *stabnijaną.

stemma (Finnish): part, voice; harmony

Definitions

  1. part, voice; harmony

Ancestry of “stemma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstämmaa voice; a pitch, a part; a meeting, an assembly
2Middle Low Germanstemmen—
3Old Saxon*stemnian—
4Proto-West Germanic*stabnijan—
5Proto-Germanic*stabnijaną—

Words derived from “stemma”

  • stemmaharjoitus
  • stemmalaulu
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