Where does “zam” come from?

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

Ancestry of “zam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanzamtame
2Proto-West Germanictamtame
3Proto-Germanictamaztame
4Proto-Indo-Europeandemh₂-to tame, domesticate

Words derived from “zam”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tamaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic tam →
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