Where does “tam” come from?

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

Ancestry of “tam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanictamtame
2Proto-Germanictamaztame
3Proto-Indo-Europeandemh₂-to tame, domesticate

Words derived from “tam

Every word from Proto-Indo-European demh₂-Every word from Proto-Germanic tamazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic tam