Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stamniz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand, stay”).

Noun

*stamniz m

stem, tree stalk
tribe, lineage

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

Old English: stemn, stefn
- Middle English: stem, stemme, stempne, stevin
  - English: stem
Old Dutch: [Term?]
- Middle Dutch: stam
  - Dutch: stam
Old High German: stam
- Middle High German: [Term?]
  - German: Stamm
  - Luxembourgish: Stamm
  - Low German: Stamm

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