Where does “stemmaharjoitus” come from?
stemmaharjoitus (Finnish) comes from Finnish stemma, from Swedish stämma, from Middle Low German stemmen, from Old Saxon *stemnian, from Proto-West Germanic *stabnijan, from Proto-Germanic *stabnijaną — to make oneself be heard.
stemmaharjoitus (Finnish): part rehearsal
Definitions
- part rehearsal
Ancestry of “stemmaharjoitus”, step by step
stemmaharjoitus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish stemma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | stemma | part, voice; harmony |
| 2 | Swedish | stämma | a voice; a pitch, a part; a meeting, an assembly |
| 3 | Middle Low German | stemmen | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | *stemnian | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *stabnijan | to make oneself be heard |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *stabnijaną | to make oneself be heard |
via Finnish harjoitus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | harjoitus | exercise, practice; rehearsal; drill |
| 2 | Finnish | harjoittaa | to practice |
| 3 | Finnish | -oittaa | Variant of -ttaa used for many stems that end in... |