Where does “temmen” come from?

temmen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch temmen, from Proto-Germanic tamjaną, from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- — to tame, domesticate.

Ancestry of “temmen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchtemmen
2Proto-Germanictamjanąto tame
3Proto-Indo-Europeandemh₂-to tame, domesticate

Words derived from “temmen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European demh₂-Every word from Proto-Germanic tamjanąEvery word from Old Dutch temmen