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