Where does “stem” come from?

stem (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk stemme, from Middle Low German stimme, from Proto-Germanic stamnijō, from Proto-Germanic stom(m)n-, from Proto-Indo-European stem-, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

stem (Norwegian Nynorsk): imperative of stemme

Definitions

  1. imperative of stemme

Ancestry of “stem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstemmea voice; a vote; to tune
2Middle Low Germanstimme—
3Proto-Germanicstamnijōvoice; sound
4Proto-Germanicstom(m)n-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstem-to push; to stutter; mouth, muzzle
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stom(m)n- →