Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tam

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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *tamaz.

Adjective[edit]

*tam

  1. tame
    Antonym: *wilþī

Inflection[edit]

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *tam
Genitive *tamas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *tam *tamu *tam
Accusative *tamanā *tamā *tam
Genitive *tamas *tameʀā *tamas
Dative *tamumē *tameʀē *tamumē
Instrumental *tamu *tameʀu *tamu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *tamē *tamō *tamu
Accusative *tamā *tamā *tamu
Genitive *tameʀō *tameʀō *tameʀō
Dative *tamēm, *tamum *tamēm, *tamum *tamēm, *tamum
Instrumental *tamēm, *tamum *tamēm, *tamum *tamēm, *tamum

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: tam, tom
    • Middle English: tame, tam; tom, tome
      • English: tame
      • Scots: tame
  • Old Frisian: tam, tom (in compounds)
    • Saterland Frisian: tom
    • West Frisian: tam
  • Old Saxon: tam
  • Old Dutch: *tam
  • Old High German: zam
    • Middle High German: zam