Where does “tanketomhed” come from?
tanketomhed (Danish) comes from Danish tanketom, from Danish tom, from English tom, from Middle English Thomme, from Middle English Thomas, from Latin Thōmās, from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς, from Aramaic תאומא — twin, double; Gemini.
tanketomhed (Danish): mindlessness, emptiness of thought
Definitions
- mindlessness, emptiness of thought
Ancestry of “tanketomhed”, step by step
tanketomhed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish tanketom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | tanketom | empty minded, brainless, mindless devoid of thoughts |
| 2 | Danish | tom | empty |
| 3 | English | tom | The male of the domesticated cat; The male of the... |
| 4 | Middle English | Thomme | Tom |
| 5 | Middle English | Thomas | — |
| 6 | Latin | Thōmās | Thomas the Apostle |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Θωμᾶς | Thomas |
| 8 | Aramaic | תאומא | twin; Thomas |
| 9 | Aramaic | תאמא | twin, double; Gemini |