Where does “stim” come from?
stim (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian stemme, from Proto-Germanic stamnijō, from Proto-Germanic stom(m)n-, from Proto-Indo-European stem-, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
stim (West Frisian): voice; vote
Ancestry of “stim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | stemme | voice |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | stamnijō | voice; sound |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stom(m)n- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | stem- | to push; to stutter; mouth, muzzle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |