temmen

Meaning

to tame, domesticate

Concepts

tame

domesticate

train

🚋

soothe

discipline

harness

pacify

quiet

quieten

still

allay

subdual

appease

assuage

calm

calm down

Synonyms

dresseren

🚋

africhten

🚋

beteugelen

disciplineren

stillen

sussen

bedwingen

mak maken

verslaan

beteugeling

domesticeren

tot rust brengen

Translations

zähmen

apprivoiser

apaiser

besänftigen

dressieren

bändigen

abrichten

züchtigen

dämpfen

amansir

domestiquer

dresser

pacifier

cicurare

domar

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: temmen

Inherited from Old Dutch: *temmen

In summary

From Middle Dutch temmen, from Old Dutch *temmen, from Proto-Germanic *tamjaną. Equivalent to tam (“tame”) + -en (“deadjectival”) and shows the effect of historical umlaut.