Where does “tømme” come from?

tømme (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse tǿma.

tømme (Norwegian Nynorsk): to empty

Definitions

  1. to empty

Ancestry of “tømme”, step by step

tømme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse tǿma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetǿma

via Old Norse þumal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþumal
Every word from Old Norse tǿma