Where does “tom” come from?

tom (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse tómr, from Proto-Germanic tōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European doma- — to tame.

tom (Norwegian Bokmål): empty

Definitions

  1. empty

Ancestry of “tom”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tom”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European doma- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tōmaz →Every word from Old Norse tómr →