Where does “Indianerstamm” come from?

Indianerstamm (German) comes from German Stamm, from Middle High German stam, from Old High German stam, from Proto-Germanic stamnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Indianerstamm (German): Native American tribe

Definitions

  1. Native American tribe

Ancestry of “Indianerstamm”, step by step

Indianerstamm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Stamm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStammtree trunk, main stem of a plant but never used of thin stalks or twigs
2Middle High Germanstam—
3Old High Germanstam—
4Proto-Germanicstamnaz—
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via German Indianer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanIndianerIndian, American Indian, Native American
2LatinindianusIndian
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stamnaz →Every word from Old High German stam →