Where does “stemma” come from?

stemma (Icelandic) comes from Danish stemme, from Middle Low German stemme, from Proto-Germanic stamnijō, from Proto-Germanic stom(m)n-, from Proto-Indo-European stem-, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

stemma (Icelandic): to stop, block, stem; dam; stiffness

Definitions

  1. to stop, block, stem; dam; stiffness

Ancestry of “stemma”, step by step

stemma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish stemme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstemmevoice; vote; tune
2Middle Low Germanstemme—
3Proto-Germanicstamnijōvoice; sound
4Proto-Germanicstom(m)n-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstem-to push; to stutter; mouth, muzzle
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Latin stemma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstemmaa garland wreath; a garland
2Ancient Greekστέμμαwreath, garland, chaplet; pedigrees, family trees
3Ancient GreekστέφωI put around; I encircle, crown, wreath, garland
4Proto-Hellenicstékʷʰōto enlace, crown, encircle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstegʷʰ-to enlace
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stom(m)n- →