Where does “raam” come from?

raam (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch rame, from Old Saxon hrama, from Proto-West Germanic *hramu — (timber) frame.

raam (Dutch): window; frame, framework, context; estimate

Definitions

  1. window; frame, framework, context; estimate

Ancestry of “raam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchrame
2Old Saxonhramaframe, framework
3Proto-West Germanic*hramu(timber) frame

Words derived from “raam

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hramu