Where does “zaam” come from?

zaam (Hunsrik) comes from Middle High German zam, from Old High German zam, from Proto-West Germanic tam, from Proto-Germanic tamaz, from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- — to tame, domesticate.

zaam (Hunsrik): docile, domesticated, meek, tame

Definitions

  1. docile, domesticated, meek, tame

Ancestry of “zaam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzam—
2Old High Germanzamtame
3Proto-West Germanictamtame
4Proto-Germanictamaztame
5Proto-Indo-Europeandemh₂-to tame, domesticate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tamaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic tam →