Where does “temian” come from?
temian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic tamjaną, from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- — to tame, domesticate.
temian (Old English): to tame
Ancestry of “temian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | tamjaną | to tame |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | demh₂- | to tame, domesticate |