Zaam

East Central German

Etymology

From Middle High German zūn, from Old High German zūn, from Proto-Germanic *tūną (“enclosure”). Cognate with German Zaun (“fence”), Dutch tuin (“garden”), English town.

Noun

Zaam m (plural Zaam)

1. (Erzgebirgisch) fence

Hyponyms

• Gartnzaam

Further reading

• Alte und neue Gedichte und Geschichten in erzgebirgischer Mundart, 12. Heft., P. 63