Etymograph

English

stemwinder

From stem + winder.

A compound of stem + winder

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

Middle English wynden ‘to wind’

Middle English wynder ‘someone or something who twists or turns’

English winder

Today it means

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Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “stemwinder”. 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.

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