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 (not afraid of people)

Definitions

  1. tame (not afraid of people)

Ancestry of “tam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishtamber—
2Old Norsetamrtame
3Proto-Germanictamaztame
4Proto-Indo-Europeandemh₂-to tame, domesticate

Words derived from “tam”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- →