Where does “tam” come from?
tam (Dutch) comes from Old Dutch tam, from Proto-Germanic tamaz, from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- — to tame, domesticate.
tam (Dutch): tame, not wild; boring, unexciting, bland
Definitions
- tame, not wild; boring, unexciting, bland
Ancestry of “tam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | tam | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | tamaz | tame |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | demh₂- | to tame, domesticate |