Where does “tam” come from?

tam (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic tamaz, from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- — to tame, domesticate.

Ancestry of “tam”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tam”

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