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Where does “tamjaną” come from?

tamjaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- — to tame, domesticate.

tamjaną (Proto-Germanic): to tame

Definitions

  1. to tame

Ancestry of “tamjaną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tamjaną”

  • zähmen
  • temmen
  • tämja
  • temme
  • temja
  • temje
  • tæmme
  • temian
  • temja
  • temja
  • temmen
  • zemmen
  • temja
  • temmen
  • tæmia
Every word from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- →