Where does “roem” come from?

roem (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch roem, from Old Dutch ruom, from Proto-West Germanic rūm, from Proto-Germanic rūmaz, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.

roem (Dutch): glory

Definitions

  1. glory

Ancestry of “roem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchroemboasting
2Old Dutchruom—
3Proto-West Germanicrūmroomy, spacious; room, open space
4Proto-Germanicrūmazroomy, spacious, open
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space

Words derived from “roem”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūmaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic rūm →
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