Where does “stemmata” come from?
stemmata (Finnish) comes 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.
stemmata (Finnish): to match, to fit
Definitions
- to match, to fit
Ancestry of “stemmata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | stämma | a voice; a pitch, a part; a meeting, an assembly |
| 2 | Middle Low German | stemmen | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | *stemnian | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *stabnijan | to make oneself be heard |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *stabnijaną | to make oneself be heard |