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Where does “roomth” come from?

roomth (English) comes from Middle English rymthe, from Old English rȳmþ, from Proto-Germanic rūmiþō, from Proto-Germanic rūmaz, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.

roomth (English): Room; sufficient space for a person or thing to...

Definitions

  1. Room; sufficient space for a person or thing to...

Ancestry of “roomth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishrymthe—
2Old Englishrȳmþroominess, spaciousness
3Proto-Germanicrūmiþōroominess
4Proto-Germanicrūmazroomy, spacious, open
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space

Words derived from “roomth”

  • roomthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- →