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Where does “raam” come from?

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

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—

Words derived from “raam”

  • raamloos
  • deurraam
  • denkraam
  • raamwerk
  • glas-in-loodraam
  • dakraam
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hramu →