stemma.
to stop, block, stem
Meaning & usage
to stop, block, stem
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Norse stemma (“to halt, to dam”), from Proto-Germanic *stammijaną. Compare Swedish stämma (“to block”), English stem and English stammer.
dam
stiffness
moistness
Where this word comes from
Derived from the verb stemma (1) or the related adjective stamur, which shows variation between -m- and -mm- in the stem; compare Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌼𐌼𐍃 (stamms).
a musical voice or sound
a melody, generally for ballads (rímur)
vote (instance of participating in a formalized choice by a group)
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Danish stemme (“voice; musical part; vote”).
to fit, to agree with, to correspond to, to coincide with
to be in tune
to tune (an instrument)
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Danish stemme, from Middle Low German stemmen. Related to stemma (“melody [for a ballad]”) (4).
stemma (diagram showing the relationship of variants of a text)
Where this word comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin stemma (“garland, wreath; pedigree, family tree”), from Ancient Greek στέμμα (stémma, “garland, wreath”).
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