Where does “rýma” come from?

rýma (Faroese) comes from Old Norse rýma, from Proto-Germanic rūmijaną, from Proto-Germanic rūmaz, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.

rýma (Faroese): to leave, make off

Definitions

  1. to leave, make off

Ancestry of “rýma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserýmato make room for, clear away, break up
2Proto-Germanicrūmijanąto make room, to clear
3Proto-Germanicrūmazroomy, spacious, open
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūmaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūmijaną →