Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

Where does “stimme” come from?

stimme (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 “stimme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstamnijōvoice; sound
2Proto-Germanicstom(m)n-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstem-to push; to stutter; mouth, muzzle
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “stimme”

  • stem
  • stemmerett
  • julestemning
  • stemning
  • stemme
  • stemme
  • ustemt
  • stemt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →