Where does “lynchstämning” come from?
lynchstämning (Swedish) comes from Swedish stämning, from Swedish stämma, from Middle Low German stemmen, from Old Saxon *stemnian, from Proto-West Germanic *stabnijan, from Proto-Germanic *stabnijaną — to make oneself be heard.
lynchstämning (Swedish): a mood like someone might get lynched (often figuratively)
Definitions
- a mood like someone might get lynched (often figuratively)
Ancestry of “lynchstämning”, step by step
lynchstämning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish stämning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | stämning | ambiance particular mood or atmosphere of an environment |
| 2 | Swedish | stämma | a voice; a pitch, a part; a meeting, an assembly |
| 3 | Middle Low German | stemmen | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | *stemnian | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *stabnijan | to make oneself be heard |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *stabnijaną | to make oneself be heard |