Where does “räumen” come from?
räumen (German) comes 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.
räumen (German): to clear
Ancestry of “räumen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | rūmen | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | rūmijan | to make room, to clear out |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rūmijaną | to make room, to clear |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rūmaz | roomy, spacious, open |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | rewh₁- | free space |
Words derived from “räumen”