Where does “*stamni” come from?
*stamni (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic stamniz, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
Ancestry of “*stamni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | stamniz | stem, tree stalk |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |