Where does “Räumungsverkauf” come from?
Räumungsverkauf (German) comes from German Räumung, from German räumen, from Old High German rūmen, from Proto-West Germanic rūmijan, from Proto-Germanic rūmijaną, from Proto-Germanic rūmaz, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.
Räumungsverkauf (German): clearance sale
Definitions
- clearance sale
Ancestry of “Räumungsverkauf”, step by step
Räumungsverkauf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Räumung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Räumung | clearance the act of clearing |
| 2 | German | räumen | to clear |
| 3 | Old High German | rūmen | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | rūmijan | to make room, to clear out |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rūmijaną | to make room, to clear |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rūmaz | roomy, spacious, open |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | rewh₁- | free space |
via German verkauf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | verkauf | sale |