Where does “rumvæsen” come from?
rumvæsen (Danish) comes from Danish væsen, from German wēsen, from Middle High German wësen, from Old High German wesan, from Proto-West Germanic wesan, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.
rumvæsen (Danish): alien, space alien, extraterrestrial
Definitions
- alien, space alien, extraterrestrial
Ancestry of “rumvæsen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | væsen | creature; nature |
| 2 | German | wēsen | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | wësen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | wesan | to be, exist |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wesan | to be |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *wesaną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wes- | to dress, clothe |