Where does “Stammesgeschichte” come from?
Stammesgeschichte (German) comes from German Stamm, from Middle High German stam, from Old High German stam, from Proto-Germanic stamnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
Stammesgeschichte (German): phylogeny
Definitions
- phylogeny
Ancestry of “Stammesgeschichte”, step by step
Stammesgeschichte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Stamm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stamm | tree trunk, main stem of a plant but never used of thin stalks or twigs |
| 2 | Middle High German | stam | — |
| 3 | Old High German | stam | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stamnaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via German geschichte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | geschichte | history |
| 2 | Middle High German | geschicht(e) | event, struggle, story, history |
| 3 | Old High German | gisciht | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skehaną | to jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱek- | to pass, happen |