Where does “tommel” come from?
tommel (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse þumall, from Proto-Germanic þūmilaz, from Proto-Germanic þūmô, from Proto-Indo-European tūm-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
tommel (Norwegian Bokmål): a thumb
Ancestry of “tommel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | þumall | thumb |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þūmilaz | thumb-covering; thumb-sheath |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þūmô | thumb |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tūm- | to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
Words derived from “tommel”