Where does “ruimschoots” come from?

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

ruimschoots (Dutch): amply

Definitions

  1. amply

Ancestry of “ruimschoots”, step by step

ruimschoots traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch ruim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchruimspacious, roomy; large, wide; ample, generous
2Middle Dutchruum—
3Old Dutchrūmroomy, spacious
4Proto-West Germanicrūmroomy, spacious; room, open space
5Proto-Germanicrūmazroomy, spacious, open
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space

via Dutch schoot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchschootThe act of shooting; A shot; the projectile; the...
2Middle Dutchschoot—
3Old Dutchskōt—
4Proto-Germanicskautazcorner; wedge; the corner of a piece of cloth or...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- →