Where does “tämjning” come from?

tämjning (Swedish) comes from Swedish tämja, from Old Swedish tæmia, from Old Norse temja, from Proto-Germanic tamjaną, from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- — to tame, domesticate.

tämjning (Swedish): taming

Definitions

  1. taming

Ancestry of “tämjning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtämjato tame (make a (wild) animal tame)
2Old Swedishtæmiato tame; to subdue
3Old Norsetemjato tame
4Proto-Germanictamjanąto tame
5Proto-Indo-Europeandemh₂-to tame, domesticate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tamjaną →Every word from Old Norse temja →