Where does “zaahm” come from?
zaahm (Pennsylvania German) comes from Old High German zam, from Proto-West Germanic tam, from Proto-Germanic tamaz, from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- — to tame, domesticate.
zaahm (Pennsylvania German): tame
Ancestry of “zaahm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | zam | tame |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | tam | tame |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tamaz | tame |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | demh₂- | to tame, domesticate |