Where does “temja” come from?

temja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse temja, from Proto-Germanic tamjaną, from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- — to tame, domesticate.

temja (Icelandic): to tame; to train, to break in

Definitions

  1. to tame; to train, to break in

Ancestry of “temja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetemjato tame
2Proto-Germanictamjanąto tame
3Proto-Indo-Europeandemh₂-to tame, domesticate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tamjaną →Every word from Old Norse temja →
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