English
stemflow
From stem + flow.
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
Proto-Germanic *flōaną ‘to flow’
Proto-West Germanic *flōan ‘to flow’
Old English flōwan ‘to flow’
Middle English flowen
Middle English flowe
English flow
Today it means
noun The flow of intercepted water down the trunk or stem of a plant.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “stemflow”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / stemflow