Where does “tameableness” come from?
tameableness (English) comes from English tameable, from English Tame, from Middle English tame, from Old English tam, from Proto-West Germanic tam, from Proto-Germanic tamaz, from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- — to tame, domesticate.
tameableness (English): The quality of being tameable
Definitions
- The quality of being tameable
Ancestry of “tameableness”, step by step
tameableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tameable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tameable | Able to be tamed |
| 2 | English | Tame | river |
| 3 | Middle English | tame | tame, domesticated; cultivated, domesticated;... |
| 4 | Old English | tam | tame |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | tam | tame |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tamaz | tame |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | demh₂- | to tame, domesticate |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |