Where does “storeroom” come from?
Storeroom comes from English room, which derives from Middle English rome, Old English rūme, and Proto-Indo-European roots meaning space or expanse.
storeroom (English): A room used for storage
Ancestry of “storeroom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | room | Opportunity or scope; Space "for" something, or... |
| 2 | Middle English | roum | A space or area; A room |
| 3 | Old English | rūm | room, space; roomy, spacious, ample, extensive,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | rūm | roomy, spacious; room, open space |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rūmaz | roomy, spacious, open |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | rewh₁- | free space |