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Where does “Stamm” come from?

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

Stamm (German): trunk , stem; tribe; stem

Definitions

  1. trunk , stem; tribe; stem

Ancestry of “Stamm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstam—
2Old High Germanstam—
3Proto-Germanicstamnaz—
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “Stamm”

  • Stammbaum
  • stammtisch
  • штамм
  • Stammtisch
  • Stammbaum
  • Stammlager
  • Volksstamm
  • stämmig
  • Konsonantenstamm
  • Bakterienstamm
  • Stammgast
  • Stammkneipe
  • штамгаст
  • štamgast
  • štamgast
  • štom
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