Where does “rumeiern” come from?
rumeiern (German) comes from German rūm, from German herum, from Middle High German ümbe, from Old High German umbi, from Proto-West Germanic umbi, from Proto-Germanic umbi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi — on, onto.
rumeiern (German): to shilly-shally, vacillate; to hesitate to swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another
Definitions
- to shilly-shally, vacillate; to hesitate to swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another
Ancestry of “rumeiern”, step by step
rumeiern traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German rūm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | rūm | rum |
| 2 | German | herum | about, around. "Schaue um dich herum." - Look... |
| 3 | Middle High German | ümbe | — |
| 4 | Old High German | umbi | around |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | umbi | around |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | umbi | around, about |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via German eiern
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | eiern | to wobble |
| 2 | German | Ei | egg; something egg-shaped; testicle; ball |
| 3 | Middle High German | ei | egg |
| 4 | Old High German | ei | an egg |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | aij | egg |
| 6 | English | ice | Water in frozen form; Any frozen volatile... |
| 7 | Middle English | is | ice; That which is short-lived like ice; icy... |
| 8 | Old English | īs | ice |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | īs | ice |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |