Where does “tōm” come from?

tōm (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic tōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European doma- — to tame.

tōm (Old English): empty

Definitions

  1. empty

Ancestry of “tōm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictōmazfree, clear, empty, unoccupied
2Proto-Indo-Europeandoma-to tame

Words derived from “tōm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European doma- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tōmaz →