Where does “hinterherräumen” come from?

hinterherräumen (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.

hinterherräumen (German): to clean up after someone

Definitions

  1. to clean up after someone

Ancestry of “hinterherräumen”, 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

Words derived from “hinterherräumen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūmaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūmijaną →