Polyglot Dictionary

abstammen

/ˈapˌʃtamən/

verb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
stammt ab
past
stammte ab
perfect
ist abgestammt

Meaning

  1. to descend from

    Built from ab (off, away) + stammen (to come from).

    • Er stammt von einem Adelsgeschlecht ab.

      He descends from a noble family.

    • Die Familie stammt von französischen Einwanderern ab. Das erkennt man noch am Namen.

      The family is descended from French immigrants. You can still tell from the name.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • ab off, away
  • stammen to come from

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English

derive

Close — to descend from and to derive from overlap.

Practice

1 What does abstammen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ von einem Adelsgeschlecht ab.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches abstammen?

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