Where does “Abstellraum” come from?
Abstellraum (German) comes from German raum, from Middle High German rūm, from Old High German rūm, from Proto-West Germanic rūm, from Proto-Germanic rūmaz, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.
Abstellraum (German): storeroom, storage room
Definitions
- storeroom, storage room
Ancestry of “Abstellraum”, step by step
Abstellraum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German raum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | raum | wide; space |
| 2 | Middle High German | rūm | — |
| 3 | Old High German | rūm | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | rūm | roomy, spacious; room, open space |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rūmaz | roomy, spacious, open |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | rewh₁- | free space |
via German abstellen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | abstellen | to put down, to set down; to turn off, to switch... |