handtame

Mane (Îngilîzî)

Adj

Tame and accustomed to being held in the hand; (by extension) mild; meek; humble; docile

Verb

To cause (someone or something) to become accustomed to being handled

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Middle English mîras hatiye girtin: handtame

Ji Old English mîras hatiye girtin: handtam

Hevwate bi holendî: handtam

Hevwate bi almanî: handzahm

In summary

From Middle English handtame, from Old English handtam (“tame enough to be handled”), from Proto-West Germanic *handutam, equivalent to hand + tame. Cognate with Dutch handtam (“handtame”), German Low German handtamm (“handtame”), German handzahm (“handtame”).