shtam

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US/ʃtäm/

verb

to stem, to originate, to come from

“his family shtams from a famous Poylisher hoyf”

OriginYiddish שטאַמען →
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Meanings

verbshtam (third-person singular simple present shtams, present participle shtamming, simple past and past participle shtammed)

present singular third person shtams · participle present shtamming · participle past shtammed · past shtammed

  1. EnglishJewishJudaismto stem, to originate, to come from

    his family shtams from a famous Poylisher hoyf

Origin

  1. Yiddishשטאַמען“to stem (from), to come (from), to originate (from)”
  2. Englishshtam

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

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APA

shtam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shtam

MLA

“shtam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shtam. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shtam,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shtam.

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