Where does “tömning” come from?
tömning (Swedish) comes from Swedish tömma, 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.
tömning (Swedish): emptying
Definitions
- emptying
Ancestry of “tömning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tömma | to empty |
| 2 | Old Swedish | tø̄ma | to empty |
| 3 | Old Norse | tœma | to empty |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tōmijaną | to empty |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |