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Where does “tam” come from?

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

tam (Proto-West Germanic): tame

Definitions

  1. tame

Ancestry of “tam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictamaztame
2Proto-Indo-Europeandemh₂-to tame, domesticate

Words derived from “tam”

  • handtam
  • handutam
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