Where does “ruim” come from?
ruim (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ruum, from Old Dutch rūm, from Proto-West Germanic rūm, from Proto-Germanic rūmaz, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.
ruim (Dutch): spacious, roomy; large, wide; ample, generous
Definitions
- spacious, roomy; large, wide; ample, generous
Ancestry of “ruim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | ruum | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | rūm | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | rūm | roomy, spacious; room, open space |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rūmaz | roomy, spacious, open |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | rewh₁- | free space |
Words derived from “ruim”