Where does “tôm” come from?

tôm (German) comes from English tom, from Middle English Thomme, from Middle English Thomas, from Latin Thōmās, from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς, from Aramaic תאומא, from Aramaic תאמא — twin, double; Gemini.

Ancestry of “tôm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtomThe male of the domesticated cat; The male of the...
2Middle EnglishThommeTom
3Middle EnglishThomas
4LatinThōmāsThomas the Apostle
5Ancient GreekΘωμᾶςThomas
6Aramaicתאומאtwin; Thomas
7Aramaicתאמאtwin, double; Gemini
Every word from Aramaic תאמאEvery word from Aramaic תאומאEvery word from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς