Where does “tam” come from?

tam (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse tamr, from Proto-Germanic tamaz, from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- — to tame, domesticate.

tam (Norwegian Nynorsk): tame, domesticated

Definitions

  1. tame, domesticated

Ancestry of “tam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetamrtame
2Proto-Germanictamaztame
3Proto-Indo-Europeandemh₂-to tame, domesticate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tamaz →Every word from Old Norse tamr →