Where does “stæmma” come from?
stæmma (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse stemma, from Proto-Germanic stammijaną — to cause to slow, stop.
stæmma (Old Swedish): to stop
Ancestry of “stæmma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | stemma | to stop, stem, dam; to halt, to dam; to press, to... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | stammijaną | to cause to slow, stop |