Where does “tøm” come from?

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

tøm (Norn): empty

Definitions

  1. empty

Ancestry of “tøm”, step by step

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