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Where does “stemmen” come from?

stemmen (German) comes from Proto-Germanic stammijaną — to cause to slow, stop.

stemmen (German): to press, to press against, to brace; to lift

Definitions

  1. to press, to press against, to brace; to lift

Ancestry of “stemmen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstammijanąto cause to slow, stop

Words derived from “stemmen”

  • stemme
  • штемовати
  • štemovati
  • štemati
  • штемати
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