Where does “rumba” come from?
rumba (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian rum, 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 — on, onto.
rumba (Hungarian): rumba; illative singular of rum
Definitions
- rumba; illative singular of rum
Ancestry of “rumba”, step by step
rumba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian rum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | rum | rum a distilled spirit |
| 2 | German | rūm | rum |
| 3 | German | herum | about, around. "Schaue um dich herum." - Look... |
| 4 | Middle High German | ümbe | — |
| 5 | Old High German | umbi | around |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | umbi | around |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | umbi | around, about |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Spanish rumba
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | rumba | party; rumba |
| 2 | Spanish | rumbo | course; heading, bearing |
| 3 | Latin | rhombus | rhombus; flatfish; sturgeon |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ῥόμβος | bullroarer, an instrument whirled on the end of a... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ῥέμβω | I turn in circles; I roam, rove about |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wrembh- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werbh- | to turn, twist, bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |