Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stamnijō

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

Alternative forms

• *stebnō

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *stom(m)n-, from Proto-Indo-European *stem- (“mouth, muzzle”). Cognate with Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma, “mouth, muzzle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɑm.ni.jɔː/

Noun

*stamnijō f

1. voice
2. sound

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *stamnijō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*stamnijō	*stamnijôz
vocative	*stamnijō	*stamnijôz
accusative	*stamnijǭ	*stamnijōz
genitive	*stamnijōz	*stamnijǫ̂
dative	*stamnijōi	*stamnijōmaz
instrumental	*stamnijō	*stamnijōmiz

Synonyms

• *razdō
• *stebnō

Derived terms

• *stimnōną

Descendants

• Old English: stemn
  • Middle English: stemne, stempne
    • English: stempne (obsolete, dialectal)
• Old Frisian: stemme
  • North Frisian: stemm
  • West Frisian: stim
• Old Saxon: stemna
  • Middle Low German: stemne, stempne, stemme
    • German Low German: Stemme, Stimme, Stemm, Stimm
    • Plautdietsch: Stemm
    • → Icelandic: stemna
    • → Norwegian: stemme
    • → Swedish: stämma
    • → Danish: stemme
• Old Dutch: *stemma
  • Middle Dutch: stemme
    • Dutch: stem
      • Afrikaans: stem
• Old High German: stemma, stemna