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Where does “stamnijō” come from?

stamnijō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic stom(m)n-, from Proto-Indo-European stem-, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

stamnijō (Proto-Germanic): voice; sound

Definitions

  1. voice; sound

Ancestry of “stamnijō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstom(m)n-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstem-to push; to stutter; mouth, muzzle
3Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “stamnijō”

  • steam
  • stem
  • steamer
  • steaming
  • stemming
  • steamboat
  • steamship
  • steamy
  • mainstem
  • steamroller
  • bluestem
  • steamboating
  • stemless
  • stemware
  • stemflow
  • steven
  • pipestem
  • steamroll
  • stemmer
  • pseudostem
  • steamboatman
  • stemplot
  • steampipe
  • stempost
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