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
Ancestry of “stem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | stemme | a voice; a vote; to tune |
| 2 | Middle Low German | stimme | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stamnijō | voice; sound |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stom(m)n- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stem- | to push; to stutter; mouth, muzzle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |