Where does “room” come from?

room (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch rôme, from Old Dutch rōm, from Proto-West Germanic *raum, from Proto-Germanic raumaz, from Proto-Indo-European rew- — to roar, growl, grumble; to roar; growl; grumble;...

room (Dutch): cream

Definitions

  1. cream

Ancestry of “room”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchrôme
2Old Dutchrōm
3Proto-West Germanic*raumfilm, skin
4Proto-Germanicraumazskin; film; cream
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrew-to roar, growl, grumble; to roar; growl; grumble;...

Words derived from “room

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rew-