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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: ## first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of stemmen: ## first-person singular...

Ancestry of “stemme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstemmento press, to press against, to brace; to lift
2Proto-Germanicstammijanąto cause to slow, stop
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