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