Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stebnō

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

Alternative forms

• *stemnō

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *stem(m)n-, from Proto-Indo-European *stemn- (“mouth, muzzle”). Cognate with Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma, “mouth, muzzle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsteβ.nɔː/

Noun

*stebnō f

1. voice
2. sound

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *stebnō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*stebnō	*stebnôz
vocative	*stebnō	*stebnôz
accusative	*stebnǭ	*stebnōz
genitive	*stebnōz	*stebnǫ̂
dative	*stebnōi	*stebnōmaz
instrumental	*stebnō	*stebnōmiz

Synonyms

• *razdō
• *stamnijō

Derived terms

• *stebnōną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *stebnu, *stemnu
  • Old English: stefn
    • Middle English: steven
      • Scots: stevin, stewyn
      • English: steven, stevvon
  • Old Frisian: stifne
    • West Frisian: stim
  • Old Saxon: *stefna
    • Middle Low German: stēvene
  • Old Dutch: stemma, stimna
    • Middle Dutch: stemme
      • Dutch: stem
      • Limburgish: stöm
  • Old High German: stimna
    • Middle High German: stimme
      • German: Stimme
      • Luxembourgish: Stëmm
• Old Norse: stefna f
  • Icelandic: stefna f
  • Faroese: stevna f
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: stemne f, stemne f or n
  • Norwegian Bokmål: stevne n
• Gothic: 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌱𐌽𐌰 (stibna)