Where does “stemme” come from?

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

stemme (Middle English): The main body or stem of a tree

Definitions

  1. The main body or stem of a tree

Ancestry of “stemme”, step by step

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

Words derived from “stemme”

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