Where does “tomtemor” come from?
tomtemor (Swedish) comes from Swedish mör, from Latin maurus, from French maure, from Middle French moré, from Old French More, from Latin Maurus, from Ancient Greek Μαυρούσιος, from Ancient Greek -ούσιος — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
tomtemor (Swedish): an (older) female tomte (type of brownie or gnome from Nordic folklore), in modern times usually in reference to Mrs. Claus (the wife of Santa Claus)
Definitions
- an (older) female tomte (type of brownie or gnome from Nordic folklore), in modern times usually in reference to Mrs. Claus (the wife of Santa Claus)
Ancestry of “tomtemor”, step by step
tomtemor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish mör
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mör | tender; very tired, exhausted, ready to go to... |
| 2 | Latin | maurus | Moorish, North African |
| 3 | French | maure | Moorish |
| 4 | Middle French | moré | Moor (person of Berber descent) |
| 5 | Old French | More | — |
| 6 | Latin | Maurus | Of or pertaining to the Moors; Moorish,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Μαυρούσιος | an inhabitant of Mauretania; a Mauretanian |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ούσιος | forms relational adjectives: of or pertaining to |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Swedish tomte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tomte | A small human-like creature in Nordic folklore... |
| 2 | Swedish | tomt | a ground lot, a parcel (of land), that has had, currently has or in the future will have a house built on it. It especially refers either to the land that directly surrounds the house (not uncommonly fenced), even if the total estate might be much bigger, or a legally delineated lot in town-like env |
| 3 | Old Norse | toft | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tumþiz | seemliness, agreement; association, guild,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |