Where does “nedstamme” come from?
nedstamme (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish stamme, from German stammen, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
nedstamme (Norwegian Bokmål): to descend, to be descended
Definitions
- to descend, to be descended
Ancestry of “nedstamme”, step by step
nedstamme traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish stamme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | stamme | trunk, log; stem; tribe |
| 2 | German | stammen | to descend, originate, be derived |
| 3 | German | -en | A suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A... |
| 4 | Middle High German | -en | — |
| 5 | Old High German | -īn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via Danish ned
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | ned | down |
| 2 | Old Norse | niðr | down; kinsman, relative; son |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | niþer | down, downwards |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | niter | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål ned
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | ned | down |