Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stammijaną

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

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Etymology

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The causative to an unattested strong verb *stimmaną, [1] ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *stem (to stutter, push), also Latvian stumt (to pull, push).[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstɑm.mi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*stammijaną[1]

  1. to cause to slow, stop

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*stamma-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 473:stammjan-
  2. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “stem”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.