Where does “stemmen” come from?

stemmen (Middle English) comes from Old Norse stemma, from Proto-Germanic stammijaną — to cause to slow, stop.

Ancestry of “stemmen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestemmato stop, stem, dam; to halt, to dam; to press, to...
2Proto-Germanicstammijanąto cause to slow, stop
Every word from Proto-Germanic stammijaną →Every word from Old Norse stemma →