Where does “roam” come from?

Roam comes from Middle English romen, from Old English rāmian, from Proto-Germanic raimōną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₃er-, a root of uncertain meaning.

roam (English): To wander or travel freely and with no specific...

Definitions

  1. To wander or travel freely and with no specific...

Ancestry of “roam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishromento roam
2Old Englishrāmian—
3Proto-Germanicraimōnąto wander
4Proto-Germanicraim-to move, raise
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reyH-to move, set in motion
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

Words derived from “roam”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raim- →