Where does “Stimmengewirr” come from?

Stimmengewirr (German) comes from German stimme, from Middle High German stimme, from Old High German stimma, from Proto-Germanic *stebnu, from Proto-Germanic stebnō, from Proto-Indo-European stomen- — mouth, muzzle.

Stimmengewirr (German): babble of voices

Definitions

  1. babble of voices

Ancestry of “Stimmengewirr”, step by step

Stimmengewirr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German stimme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstimmeinflection of stimmen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanstimme
3Old High Germanstimma
4Proto-Germanic*stebnu
5Proto-Germanicstebnōvoice; sound
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstomen-mouth, muzzle

via German Gewirr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGewirrtangle, snarl; confusion, jumble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stomen-Every word from Proto-Germanic stebnōEvery word from Proto-Germanic *stebnu