An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Stimme

by Friedrich Kluge

Stimme, f., ‘voice, sound,’ from the equiv. MidHG. stimme, OHG. stimma, f., of which the older variant, stimna, corresponds to OSax. stëmna (stëmma), AS. stëmn, stefn (E. dial. steven, ‘noise, cry’), Goth. stibna, ‘voice.’ It is uncertain whether *stebnô- or stibnô- is the older form. The connection with Gr. στόμα, ‘mouth,’ is dubious.