Where does “tommestok” come from?

tommestok (Danish) comes from Danish tømme, from Old Danish thumæ, from Old Norse þumi, from Proto-Germanic þūmô, from Proto-Indo-European tūm-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

tommestok (Danish): a foldable ruler (commonly one or two meters long and graduated in both inches and centimeters)

Definitions

  1. a foldable ruler (commonly one or two meters long and graduated in both inches and centimeters)

Ancestry of “tommestok”, step by step

tommestok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish tømme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtømmerein; to empty
2Old Danishthumæ—
3Old Norseþumi—
4Proto-Germanicþūmôthumb
5Proto-Indo-Europeantūm-to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be...
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Danish stok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstokcane; stalk, stem
2Old Norsestokkrtree-trunk
3Proto-Germanicstukkazstick; beam; post; stump
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tūm- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þūmô →