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Where does “tamur” come from?

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

tamur (Faroese): tame

Definitions

  1. tame

Ancestry of “tamur”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tamur”

  • tamarhald
Every word from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- →