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

Definitions

  1. to empty

Ancestry of “tömma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishtø̄mato empty
2Old Norsetœmato empty
3Proto-Germanictōmijanąto empty
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “tömma”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →