Where does “stam” come from?
stam (Middle High German) comes from Old High German stam, from Proto-Germanic stamnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
Ancestry of “stam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | stam | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | stamnaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
Words derived from “stam”