Polyglot Dictionary

stammen

/ˈʃtamən/

verb B2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
stammt
past
stammte
perfect
hat gestammt

Meaning

  1. to come from, to originate

    • Ich stamme aus einem kleinen Dorf.

      I come from a small village.

    • Meine Familie stammt aus Süditalien. Meine Großeltern sind vor vielen Jahren nach Deutschland gekommen.

      My family comes from southern Italy. My grandparents came to Germany many years ago.

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Similar words

entstehen

stammen is more about origin or ancestry, where something comes from; entstehen is more about something coming into existence — both relate to "originate."

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