Where does “tam” come from?
tam (Middle English) comes from Middle English tame, from Old English tam, from Proto-West Germanic tam, from Proto-Germanic tamaz, from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- — to tame, domesticate.
tam (Middle English): Alternative form of tame; Alternative form of þem
Definitions
- Alternative form of tame; Alternative form of þem
Ancestry of “tam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | tame | tame, domesticated; cultivated, domesticated;... |
| 2 | Old English | tam | tame |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | tam | tame |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tamaz | tame |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | demh₂- | to tame, domesticate |