Where does “tóm” come from?

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

tóm (Icelandic): empty space, emptiness; a vacuum; space

Definitions

  1. empty space, emptiness; a vacuum; space

Ancestry of “tóm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictómurempty, vacant; without content
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 →
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