Where does “zähmen” come from?
zähmen (German) comes from Old High German zemmen, from Proto-Germanic tamjaną, from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- — to tame, domesticate.
zähmen (German): to tame
Ancestry of “zähmen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | zemmen | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | tamjaną | to tame |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | demh₂- | to tame, domesticate |