Where does “temmen” come from?
temmen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch temmen, from Old Dutch temmen, from Proto-Germanic tamjaną, from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- — to tame, domesticate.
temmen (Dutch): to tame, domesticate
Ancestry of “temmen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | temmen | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | temmen | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tamjaną | to tame |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | demh₂- | to tame, domesticate |