Where does “tam” come from?

tam (Danish) comes from Old Danish tam, from Old Norse tamr, from Proto-Germanic tamaz, from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- — to tame, domesticate.

tam (Danish): tame

Definitions

  1. tame

Ancestry of “tam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishtam—
2Old Norsetamrtame
3Proto-Germanictamaztame
4Proto-Indo-Europeandemh₂-to tame, domesticate

Words derived from “tam”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tamaz →Every word from Old Norse tamr →
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