Toom
Origin 1
From Middle English toom, tom, from Old English tÅm ("empty"), from Proto-Germanic *tÅmaz ("free, available, empty"), from Proto-Indo-European *doma- ("to tame"), *dema- ("to build"). Cognate with Danish and Swedish tom ("empty, vacant"), Icelandic tómur ("empty").
Derived terms
Verb
- (rare or dialectal) To empty.
Origin 2
From Middle English toom, tome, tom, from Old Norse tóm ("vacant time, leisure"), from Proto-Germanic *tÅmÄ… ("vacant time, leisure"). Related to Old Norse tÅmr ("vacant, empty").