Where does “sten” come from?

sten (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch stem, from Middle Dutch stemme, from Old Dutch stemma, from Proto-West Germanic *stebnu, from Proto-Germanic stebnō, from Proto-Indo-European stomen- — mouth, muzzle.

sten (Sranan Tongo): voice

Definitions

  1. voice

Ancestry of “sten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstemvoice, sound made by the mouth using airflow; the...
2Middle Dutchstemme—
3Old Dutchstemmavoice
4Proto-West Germanic*stebnuvoice
5Proto-Germanicstebnōvoice; sound
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstomen-mouth, muzzle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stomen- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stebnō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *stebnu →
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