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

  1. alien, space alien, extraterrestrial

Ancestry of “rumvæsen”, step by step

rumvæsen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish væsen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvæsencreature; nature
2Germanwēsencreature, being
3Middle High Germanwësen—
4Old High Germanwesanto be, exist
5Proto-West Germanicwesanto be
6Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

via Danish rum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishrumroom; compartment; space
2Old Norserúmroom; space
3Proto-Germanicrūmąroom, open space
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wesaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wesan →