Etymology

shtam

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Today it means: to stem, to originate, to come from Full definition →

Yiddish שטאַמען
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  1. Yiddish · borrowed fromשטאַמען“to stem (from), to come (from), to originate (from)”
  2. English todayshtam

Borrowed from Yiddish שטאַמען (shtamen, “to stem (from), to come (from), to originate (from)”). Doublet of stem.

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