Where does “tøma” come from?

tøma (Faroese) comes from Old Norse tœma, from Proto-Germanic tōmijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

tøma (Faroese): to empty

Definitions

  1. to empty

Ancestry of “tøma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetœmato empty
2Proto-Germanictōmijanąto empty
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →