Where does “tæmning” come from?

tæmning (Danish) comes from Danish tæmme, from Old Norse temja, from Proto-Germanic tamjaną, from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- — to tame, domesticate.

tæmning (Danish): taming

Definitions

  1. taming

Ancestry of “tæmning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtæmmetame; domesticate; control, curb
2Old Norsetemjato tame
3Proto-Germanictamjanąto tame
4Proto-Indo-Europeandemh₂-to tame, domesticate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tamjaną →Every word from Old Norse temja →