Where does “rumfærd” come from?

rumfærd (Danish) comes from Danish rum, from Old Norse rúm, from Proto-Germanic rūmą, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.

rumfærd (Danish): space travel

Definitions

  1. space travel

Ancestry of “rumfærd”, step by step

rumfærd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish rum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishrumroom; compartment; space
2Old Norserúmroom; space
3Proto-Germanicrūmąroom, open space
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space

via Danish færd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfærdjourney, voyage, expedition
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- →