Where does “Rahm” come from?
Rahm (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.
Rahm (German): cream
Ancestry of “Rahm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Raum | space; capacity, volume, room; room, chamber |
| 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 |
Words derived from “Rahm”