English Explanatory Dictionary

shtam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. to stem, to originate, to come from

Pronunciation

/ʃtäm/

Word forms

shtam shtams shtamming shtammed

Etymology

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

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