Where does “roemruchtig” come from?

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

roemruchtig (Dutch): glorious

Definitions

  1. glorious

Ancestry of “roemruchtig”, step by step

roemruchtig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch roem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchroemglory
2Middle Dutchroemboasting
3Old Dutchruom—
4Proto-West Germanicrūmroomy, spacious; room, open space
5Proto-Germanicrūmazroomy, spacious, open
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space

via Dutch gerucht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgeruchtrumor; sound, clamour
2Middle Dutchgeruchte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūmaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic rūm →