Where does “room” come from?

room (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch room, from Middle Dutch rôme, from Old Dutch rōm, from Proto-West Germanic *raum, from Proto-Germanic raumaz, from Proto-Indo-European rew- — to roar, growl, grumble; to roar; growl; grumble;...

room (Afrikaans): cream

Definitions

  1. cream

Ancestry of “room”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchroomcream
2Middle Dutchrôme—
3Old Dutchrōm—
4Proto-West Germanic*raumfilm, skin
5Proto-Germanicraumazskin; film; cream
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrew-to roar, growl, grumble; to roar; growl; grumble;...

Words derived from “room”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *raum →