Where does “toom” come from?
toom (English) comes from Middle English toom, from Old English tōm, from Proto-Germanic tōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European doma- — to tame.
toom (English): Empty; bare; A piece of waste ground where...
Definitions
- Empty; bare; A piece of waste ground where...
Ancestry of “toom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | toom | — |
| 2 | Old English | tōm | empty |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tōmaz | free, clear, empty, unoccupied |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | doma- | to tame |