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Where does “stam” come from?

stam (Swedish) comes from Proto-Germanic stamniz, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

stam (Swedish): trunk of a tree; stem; tribe, clan

Definitions

  1. trunk of a tree; stem; tribe, clan

Ancestry of “stam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstamnizstem, tree stalk
2Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “stam”

  • trädstam
  • stambana
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