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

Definitions

  1. to clear

Ancestry of “räumen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanrūmen—
2Proto-West Germanicrūmijanto make room, to clear out
3Proto-Germanicrūmijanąto make room, to clear
4Proto-Germanicrūmazroomy, spacious, open
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space

Words derived from “räumen”

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