Where does “tóm” come from?

tóm (Faroese) comes from Faroese tómur, from Old Norse tómr, from Proto-Germanic tōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European doma- — to tame.

tóm (Faroese): inflection of tómur: ## feminine nominative...

Definitions

  1. inflection of tómur: ## feminine nominative...

Ancestry of “tóm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesetómurempty
2Old Norsetómrempty; vain, mere, idle
3Proto-Germanictōmazfree, clear, empty, unoccupied
4Proto-Indo-Europeandoma-to tame
Every word from Proto-Indo-European doma- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tōmaz →Every word from Old Norse tómr →