Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stamniz

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

Etymology

From pre-Germanic *sth₂-mn-ís, from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂mn̥ (“that which stands”) (compare *stōmô (“stature”)), deverbal noun from the root *steh₂- (“to stand, stay”) (whence *stāną).

Noun

*stamniz m

1. stem, tree stalk

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *stamniz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*stamniz	*stamnīz
vocative	*stamni	*stamnīz
accusative	*stamnį	*stamninz
genitive	*stamnīz	*stamnijǫ̂
dative	*stamnī	*stamnimaz
instrumental	*stamnī	*stamnimiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *stamni
  • Old English: stemn, stefn
    • Middle English: stem, stemme, stempne, stevin
      • English: stem
  • Old Frisian: stevene
  • Old Saxon: stamn
    • Middle Low German: stam, stamme
      • German Low German: Stamm
      • → Saterland Frisian: Stam
  • Old Dutch: *stam
    • Middle Dutch: stam
      • Dutch: stam
        • → West Frisian: stam
  • Old High German: stam
    • Middle High German: stam
      • German: Stamm
      • Luxembourgish: Stamm
• Old Norse: stafn
  • Icelandic: stafn
  • Faroese: stavnur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: stamn
  • Old Danish: stafn
    • Danish: stavn
      • → Norwegian Bokmål: stavn
  • Old Swedish: stafn, stamn