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Where does “stom” come from?

stom (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch stum, from Proto-Germanic stummaz, from Proto-Indo-European stm̥Hnós, from Proto-Indo-European stemH- — to push, inhibit, stutter, stammer.

Ancestry of “stom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchstum—
2Proto-Germanicstummazmute
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstm̥Hnós—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanstemH-to push, inhibit, stutter, stammer

Words derived from “stom”

  • stum
  • stom
  • stommeling
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