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

Definitions

  1. emptiness

Ancestry of “tomhet”, step by step

tomhet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål tom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltomempty
2Old Norsetómrempty; vain, mere, idle
3Proto-Germanictōmazfree, clear, empty, unoccupied
4Proto-Indo-Europeandoma-to tame

via Norwegian Bokmål het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhethot; simple past of hete
2Old Norseheitrhot
3Proto-Germanichaitazhot
4Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European doma- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tōmaz →Every word from Old Norse tómr →
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