English
stemwards
From stem + -wards.
Formed from stem + -wards
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand, stay’
Proto-Germanic *stamniz ‘stem, tree stalk’
Proto-West Germanic *stamni
Old English stemn
Middle English stem
English stem
Today it means
adv Towards a stem
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / stemwards