Where does “tumme” come from?

tumme (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish þumi, from Old Norse þúmi, from Proto-Germanic þūmô, from Proto-Indo-European tūm-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

tumme (Swedish): a thumb; a digit; the part of a glove or mitten...

Definitions

  1. a thumb; a digit; the part of a glove or mitten...

Ancestry of “tumme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishþumithumb
2Old Norseþúmi—
3Proto-Germanicþūmôthumb
4Proto-Indo-Europeantūm-to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be...
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “tumme”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tūm- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þūmô →