Where does “tömma” come from?
tömma (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish tø̄ma, from Old Norse tœma, from Proto-Germanic tōmijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
tömma (Swedish): to empty
Ancestry of “tömma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | tø̄ma | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | tœma | to empty |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tōmijaną | to empty |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |