Where does “tam” come from?
tam (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish tamber, from Old Norse tamr, from Proto-Germanic tamaz, from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- — to tame, domesticate.
tam (Swedish): tame , domesticated
Ancestry of “tam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | tamber | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | tamr | tame |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tamaz | tame |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | demh₂- | to tame, domesticate |