An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/stemmen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S (1891)
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Friedrich Kluge2510189An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — stemmen1891John Francis Davis

​ stemmen, vb., ‘to stem, check, oppose,’ from MidHG. and OHG. stęmmen (stęmen), ‘to check, restrain, cause to stand.’ For the root stam, see under stammeln, stumm, ungestüm.

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