abstammen — meaning in English

English meaning

• derive verb To get or obtain something from a particular source.
• descend verb To move from a higher place to a lower one; to go down.
• stem noun The main stalk of a plant that supports leaves, flowers, or fruit.

Senses

abstammen is used for these senses in English:

• derive (intransitive) To originate or stem (from).
• stem To descend in a family line.

derive — full definition

1. verb To get or obtain something from a particular source.
2. verb To reach a conclusion by reasoning from known facts.

descend — full definition

1. verb To move from a higher place to a lower one; to go down.
2. verb To be traced back to, or come from, an earlier generation or source.
3. verb To become worse or fall into a lower, more negative state.

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