Stem

What “Stem” means

Noun

1. The stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors.
2. A branch of a family.
3. A branch of a family.
4. An advanced or leading position; the lookout.
5. The above-ground stalk (technically axis) of a vascular plant, and certain anatomically similar, below-ground organs such as rhizomes, bulbs, tubers, and corms.

Verb

1. To remove the stem from.
2. To be caused or derived; to originate.
3. To descend in a family line.
4. To direct the stem (of a ship) against; to make headway against.
5. To hit with the stem of a ship; to ram.

Verb

1. To stop, hinder (for instance, a river or blood).
2. To move the feet apart and point the tips of the skis inward in order to slow down the speed or to facilitate a turn.
3. To use a stance with the feet spread apart, bracing them in opposite directions against the two walls of a chimney or dihedral.

Where the word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *sth₂mnís Proto-Germanic *stamniz Proto-West Germanic *stamni Old English stemn Middle English stemme English stem From Middle English stem, stemme, stempne, stevin, from Old English stemn (“stem”), from Proto-West Germanic *stamni, from Proto-Germanic *stamniz (“stem, tree stalk”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand, stay”). Cognates Cognate with Dutch stam (“stem”), German Stamm (“stem”), Danish and Norwegian stamme (“stem”), Danish stavn, stævn (“stem of a boat”), Faroese stavnur (“stem of a boat”), stovnur (“institution, public body, foundation, basis”), Icelandic stafn (“stem of a boat”), stofn (“trunk, stock, livestock, stem”), Norn stomna, stimna (“strength, ability”), Swedish stäm (“tree trunk, stem”), stäv (“stem of a

From Middle English stemmen, a borrowing from Old Norse stemma (“to stop, stem, dam”) (whence Danish stemme/stæmme (“to stem, dam up”)), from Proto-Germanic *stammijaną. Cognate with German stemmen, Middle Dutch stemmen, stempen. Compare stammer.

Business name ideas with “Stem”

Industries where “Stem” fits

We suggest this word for 2 business types and industries, including:

• Flower Shop
• Florists