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Where does “tómur” come from?

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

tómur (Icelandic): empty, vacant; without content

Definitions

  1. empty, vacant; without content

Ancestry of “tómur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetómrempty; vain, mere, idle
2Proto-Germanictōmazfree, clear, empty, unoccupied
3Proto-Indo-Europeandoma-to tame

Words derived from “tómur”

  • tóm
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