Where does “Tame” come from?
Tame comes from Old English tam, from Proto-Germanic tamaz, from Proto-Indo-European demh₂-, meaning to subdue or break in.
Tame (English): river
Ancestry of “Tame”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | tame | tame, domesticated; cultivated, domesticated;... |
| 2 | Old English | tam | tame |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | tam | tame |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tamaz | tame |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | demh₂- | to tame, domesticate |
Words derived from “Tame”