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Where does “Ruum” come from?

Ruum (German Low German) comes from Old Saxon rūm, from Proto-West Germanic rūm, from Proto-Germanic rūmaz, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.

Ruum (German Low German): space

Definitions

  1. space

Ancestry of “Ruum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonrūm—
2Proto-West Germanicrūmroomy, spacious; room, open space
3Proto-Germanicrūmazroomy, spacious, open
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space

Words derived from “Ruum”

  • rumnosć
  • rum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- →