Where does “stemme” come from?
stemme (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-Germanic stamnijō, from Proto-Germanic stom(m)n-, from Proto-Indo-European stem-, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
Ancestry of “stemme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | stamnijō | voice; sound |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | stom(m)n- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | stem- | to push; to stutter; mouth, muzzle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
Words derived from “stemme”