Where does “tēman” come from?

tēman (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic temaną, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.

Ancestry of “tēman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictemanąto fit
2Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together

Words derived from “tēman”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic temaną →