Where does “forestempne” come from?

forestempne (Middle English) comes from Old English frumstemn, from Old English stemn, from Proto-Germanic *stebnu, from Proto-Germanic stebnō, from Proto-Indo-European stomen- — mouth, muzzle.

Ancestry of “forestempne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfrumstemnthe forepart of a ship; prow
2Old Englishstemnstem; Alternative form of stefn
3Proto-Germanic*stebnu—
4Proto-Germanicstebnōvoice; sound
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstomen-mouth, muzzle

Words derived from “forestempne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stomen- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stebnō →Every word from Proto-Germanic *stebnu →