Where does “rúm” come from?

rúm (Faroese) comes from Old Norse rúm, from Proto-Germanic rūmą, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.

rúm (Faroese): space; room

Definitions

  1. space; room

Ancestry of “rúm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserúmroom; space
2Proto-Germanicrūmąroom, open space
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space

Words derived from “rúm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūmą →Every word from Old Norse rúm →