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

  1. mindlessness, emptiness of thought

Ancestry of “tanketomhed”, step by step

tanketomhed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish tanketom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtanketomempty minded, brainless, mindless devoid of thoughts
2Danishtomempty
3EnglishtomThe male of the domesticated cat; The male of the...
4Middle EnglishThommeTom
5Middle EnglishThomas
6LatinThōmāsThomas the Apostle
7Ancient GreekΘωμᾶςThomas
8Aramaicתאומאtwin; Thomas
9Aramaicתאמאtwin, double; Gemini

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Aramaic תאמא
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