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stammen

/ˈʃtamən/· verb

to come from, to date from (aus)

Stammen aus — a person from a town, a word from Latin, a church from the 12th century.

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ich
stamme
du
stammst
er/sie/es
stammt
wir
stammen
ihr
stammt
sie/Sie
stammen
Perfekt hat gestammtPräteritum stammte

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Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.

stammen
to come from, to date from

Die Kirche stammt aus dem 13. Jahrhundert.

The church dates from the 13th century.

Word family

stammender Stammtrunk, tribedie Abstammungdescentder Stammbaumfamily tree

Common combinations

  • aus einer Familie stammento come from a family
  • aus dem Lateinischen stammento come from Latin
  • ursprünglich stammen ausoriginally come from

Real examples

  • Meine Familie stammt aus Sizilien.My family comes from Sicily.
  • Das Wort stammt aus dem Französischen.The word comes from French.
  • Von wem stammt diese Idee?Whose idea was this?

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