Where does “tamur” come from?
tamur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse tamr, from Proto-Germanic tamaz, from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- — to tame, domesticate.
tamur (Icelandic): tame; which one is accustomed to, that one...
Definitions
- tame; which one is accustomed to, that one...
Ancestry of “tamur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | tamr | tame |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | tamaz | tame |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | demh₂- | to tame, domesticate |