Where does “daim” come from?

daim (French) comes from Middle French dain, from Old French dain, from Old French daim, from Latin dāmus, from Latin damma, from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- — to tame, domesticate.

daim (French): fallow deer; deer; buck

Definitions

fallow deer; deer; buck

Ancestry of “daim”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle French	dain	deer
2	Old French	dain	deer
3	Old French	daim	—
4	Latin	dāmus	—
5	Latin	damma	A fallow deer
6	Proto-Indo-European	demh₂-	to tame, domesticate

Every word from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- →Every word from Latin damma →Every word from Latin dāmus →