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Where does “tamarhald” come from?

tamarhald (Faroese) comes from Faroese tamur, from Old Norse tamr, from Proto-Germanic tamaz, from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- — to tame, domesticate.

tamarhald (Faroese): control, power over a person or a thing

Definitions

  1. control, power over a person or a thing

Ancestry of “tamarhald”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesetamurtame
2Old Norsetamrtame
3Proto-Germanictamaztame
4Proto-Indo-Europeandemh₂-to tame, domesticate
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