Where does “stemn” come from?

stemn (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *stebnu, from Proto-Germanic stebnō, from Proto-Indo-European stomen- — mouth, muzzle.

stemn (Old English): stem; Alternative form of stefn

Definitions

  1. stem; Alternative form of stefn

Ancestry of “stemn”, step by step

stemn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic *stebnu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*stebnu—
2Proto-Germanicstebnōvoice; sound
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstomen-mouth, muzzle

via Proto-West Germanic *stamni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*stamni—
2Proto-Germanicstamnizstem, tree stalk
3Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “stemn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stomen- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stebnō →Every word from Proto-Germanic *stebnu →
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