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Where does “temaną” come from?

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

temaną (Proto-Germanic): to fit

Definitions

  1. to fit

Ancestry of “temaną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “temaną”

  • teman
  • temen
  • teman
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