Where does “stevin” come from?

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

Ancestry of “stevin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishstemmeThe main body or stem of a tree
2Old Englishstemnstem; Alternative form of stefn
3Proto-Germanic*stebnu—
4Proto-Germanicstebnōvoice; sound
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstomen-mouth, muzzle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stomen- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stebnō →Every word from Proto-Germanic *stebnu →