Etymology

G-stem

Today it means: the base form of a verb (as opposed to its extended verb forms), particularly in Semitic languages Full definition →

German Grundstamm
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  1. German · borrowed fromGrundstamm“basic stem”
  2. English todayG-stem

From German Grundstamm (“basic stem”).

Words from the same roots

GermanGrundstamm all →

G-form

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