Where does “tame” come from?
Tame comes from Middle English tame and the suffix Middle English -en, derived from Old English -en, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- meaning to tame or subdue.
tame (English): Not or no longer wild; domesticated; Mild and...
Definitions
- Not or no longer wild; domesticated; Mild and...
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”