Where does “tämja” come from?
tämja (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish tæmia, from Old Norse temja, from Proto-Germanic tamjaną, from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- — to tame, domesticate.
tämja (Swedish): to tame , to domesticate
Ancestry of “tämja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | tæmia | to tame; to subdue |
| 2 | Old Norse | temja | to tame |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tamjaną | to tame |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | demh₂- | to tame, domesticate |