English
G-stem
G-stem comes from German Grundstamm ‘basic stem’.
- Germanc. 1650–presentGrundstamm‘basic stem’
- EnglishtodayG-stem
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Germanc. 1650–presentGrundstamm‘basic stem’
- EnglishtodayG-stem
Every English word from German Grundstamm
Today it means
noun the base form of a verb (as opposed to its extended verb forms), particularly in Semitic languages
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / German Grundstamm / G-stem