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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

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

Words derived from “stemn”

  • steam
  • stem
  • steamer
  • steaming
  • stemming
  • steamboat
  • steamship
  • steamy
  • mainstem
  • steamroller
  • bluestem
  • steamboating
  • stemless
  • stemware
  • stemflow
  • steven
  • pipestem
  • steamroll
  • stemmer
  • pseudostem
  • steamboatman
  • stemplot
  • steampipe
  • stempost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stomen- →