Where does “Schauraum” come from?

Schauraum (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.

Schauraum (German): showroom

Definitions

  1. showroom

Ancestry of “Schauraum”, step by step

Schauraum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German raum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanraumwide; space
2Middle High Germanrūm—
3Old High Germanrūm—
4Proto-West Germanicrūmroomy, spacious; room, open space
5Proto-Germanicrūmazroomy, spacious, open
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space

via German Schau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchaushow
2Middle High Germanschouwe—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- →
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