Where does “raam” come from?

raam (Estonian) comes from Middle Low German rāme, from Old Saxon rōm, from Proto-Germanic *raum, from Proto-Germanic raumaz, from Proto-Indo-European rew- — to roar, growl, grumble; to roar; growl; grumble;...

raam (Estonian): frame

Definitions

  1. frame

Ancestry of “raam”, step by step

raam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German rāme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanrāme—
2Old Saxonrōmcream
3Proto-Germanic*raum—
4Proto-Germanicraumazskin; film; cream
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrew-to roar, growl, grumble; to roar; growl; grumble;...

via Swedish ram

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishramframe; frame, boundaries; paw
2Old Swedishramber—
3Old Norsehrammra bear's paw

Words derived from “raam”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raumaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *raum →