Where does “tom” come from?

tom (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish tom — bush, tuft; hillock, knoll.

tom (Scottish Gaelic): round hillock or knoll, rising ground, swell,...

Definitions

  1. round hillock or knoll, rising ground, swell,...

Ancestry of “tom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtombush, tuft; hillock, knoll
Every word from Old Irish tom