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

  1. tame, not wild; boring, unexciting, bland

Ancestry of “tam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchtam—
2Proto-Germanictamaztame
3Proto-Indo-Europeandemh₂-to tame, domesticate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tamaz →Every word from Old Dutch tam →