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

Definitions

  1. empty; vain, mere, idle

Ancestry of “tómr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tómr”

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