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Where does “roamest” come from?

roamest (English) comes from English roam, from Middle English romen, from Old English rāmian, from Proto-Germanic raimōną, from Proto-Germanic raim-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reyH-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

roamest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...

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Ancestry of “roamest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishroamTo wander or travel freely and with no specific...
2Middle Englishromento roam
3Old Englishrāmian—
4Proto-Germanicraimōnąto wander
5Proto-Germanicraim-to move, raise
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reyH-to move, set in motion; to flow, stream ; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...
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