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Where does “tomt” come from?

tomt (Swedish) comes from Old Norse toft, from Proto-Germanic tumþiz, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.

tomt (Swedish): a ground lot, a parcel , a garden

Definitions

  1. a ground lot, a parcel , a garden

Ancestry of “tomt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetoft—
2Proto-Germanictumþizseemliness, agreement; association, guild,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together

Words derived from “tomt”

  • asuntotontti
  • omakotitontti
  • tontti
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