tam
Dutch (Brabantic)
/tɑm/
adj
Definitions
- tame, not wild
- (figuratively) boring, unexciting, bland
Etymology
Inherited from Old Dutch *tam inherited from Proto-Germanic *tamaz (tame, brought into the home) root from Proto-Indo-European *demh₂- (tame, domesticate, dominate).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*demh₂-
Gloss
tame, domesticate, dominate
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- entame English
- handtame English
- overtame English
- tamability English
- tame English
- tameability English
- tameable English
- tameless English
- tamely English
- tameness English
- tamer English
- untame English
- untameable English
- damma Latin
- domina Latin
- domito Latin
- domitōrem Latin
- domus Latin
- domō Latin
- indomitabilis Latin
- domo Italian
- δάμνημι Ancient Greek
- δαμάζω Ancient Greek
- δαμάλης Ancient Greek
- δαμνάω Ancient Greek
- ἱππόδαμος Ancient Greek
- *demh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *dm̥h₂-ó- Proto-Indo-European
- *domh₂nos Proto-Indo-European
- *domh₂tos Proto-Indo-European
- *domh₂éyeti Proto-Indo-European
- *tamaz Proto-Germanic
- *tamjaną Proto-Germanic
- tam Old English
- tame Middle English
- tamen Middle English
- tamr Old Norse
- dof Welsh
- zam Old High German
- zam Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *tam gmw-pro
- *tam Old Dutch
- *damyeti Proto-Celtic
- *uɸo- Proto-Celtic
- *uɸo-damyeti Proto-Celtic
- *dā́mHyati Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *dā́myati Proto-Indo-Iranian
- zam Alemannic German
- *domaō Proto-Italic
- temmen Low German
- zaahm Pennsylvania German