Where does “dam” come from?
dam (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic dāmā, from Proto-Celtic dāmos, from Proto-Indo-European dm̥h₂-ó-, from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- — to tame, domesticate.
dam (Old Irish): ox; stag; hero, champion
Ancestry of “dam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | dāmā | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | dāmos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dm̥h₂-ó- | bull |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | demh₂- | to tame, domesticate |