temen

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Middle English word temen comes from Proto-Indo-European *dem-, Proto-Germanic *tōmaz (Free, clear, empty, unoccupied.)

*dem- (Proto-Indo-European)

to build

*tōmaz (Proto-Germanic)

Free, clear, empty, unoccupied.

*temaną (Proto-Germanic)

To fit.

*tōmijaną (Proto-Germanic)

*teman (Old English)

tǿma (Old Norse)

temen (Middle English)

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