Where does “stemmen” come from?
stemmen (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon *stemnian, from Proto-West Germanic *stabnijan, from Proto-Germanic *stabnijaną — to make oneself be heard.
Ancestry of “stemmen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | *stemnian | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *stabnijan | to make oneself be heard |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *stabnijaną | to make oneself be heard |