Where does “Zustimmung” come from?
Zustimmung (German) comes from German zustimmen, from German stimmen, 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.
Zustimmung (German): agreement; approval; consent
Definitions
- agreement; approval; consent
Ancestry of “Zustimmung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | zustimmen | to agree |
| 2 | German | stimmen | to be right, be true; to vote; to tune |
| 3 | German | stimme | inflection of stimmen: ## first-person singular... |
| 4 | Middle High German | stimme | — |
| 5 | Old High German | stimma | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *stebnu | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stebnō | voice; sound |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stomen- | mouth, muzzle |