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Where does “stemmalaulu” come from?

stemmalaulu (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.

stemmalaulu (Finnish): harmony singing

Definitions

  1. harmony singing

Ancestry of “stemmalaulu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishstemmapart, voice; harmony
2Swedishstämmaa voice; a pitch, a part; a meeting, an assembly
3Middle Low Germanstemmen—
4Old Saxon*stemnian—
5Proto-West Germanic*stabnijan—
6Proto-Germanic*stabnijaną—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *stabnijaną →