Where does “forträumen” come from?

forträumen (German) comes 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.

forträumen (German): to put away, to clear away, to remove

Definitions

  1. to put away, to clear away, to remove

Ancestry of “forträumen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanräumento clear
2Old High Germanrūmen—
3Proto-West Germanicrūmijanto make room, to clear out
4Proto-Germanicrūmijanąto make room, to clear
5Proto-Germanicrūmazroomy, spacious, open
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūmaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūmijaną →