Where does “rumkapløb” come from?

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

rumkapløb (Danish): space race

Definitions

  1. space race

Ancestry of “rumkapløb”, step by step

rumkapløb 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 kapløb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkapløbrace
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūmą →Every word from Old Norse rúm →