Where does “stemme” come from?
stemme (German) comes from German stemmen, from Proto-Germanic stammijaną — to cause to slow, stop.
stemme (German): inflection of stemmen:
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Definitions
- inflection of stemmen:
## first-person singular...
Ancestry of “stemme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | stemmen | to press, to press against, to brace; to lift |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | stammijaną | to cause to slow, stop |