Stamm

German (Berlin)

/ʃtam/

noun
Definitions
  • trunk (of a tree), stem
  • tribe
  • (linguistics) stem (of a word)
  • (biology) phylum
  • (microbiology) strain (of bacteria, etc.)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German stam inherited from Old High German stam inherited from Proto-Germanic *stamnaz derived from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (stand, stay, place, put, be standing, set, stand up).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*steh₂-

Gloss

stand, stay, place, put, be standing, set, stand up

Concept
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Kanji

立

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