Where does “tomhet” come from?
tomhet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tom, from Old Norse tómr, from Proto-Germanic tōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European doma- — to tame.
tomhet (Norwegian Bokmål): emptiness
Ancestry of “tomhet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | tom | empty |
| 2 | Old Norse | tómr | empty; vain, mere, idle |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tōmaz | free, clear, empty, unoccupied |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | doma- | to tame |