Where does “rúmgóður” come from?

rúmgóður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic góður, from Old Norse góðr, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- — to join; to unite; to suit.

rúmgóður (Icelandic): roomy, spacious

Definitions

  1. roomy, spacious

Ancestry of “rúmgóður”, step by step

rúmgóður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic góður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgóðurgood
2Old Norsegóðrgood, righteous, morally commendable; good,...
3Proto-Germanic*gōdaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit

via Icelandic rúm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicrúmroom, space; space; bed
2Old Norserúmroom; space
3Proto-Germanicrūmąroom, open space
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz →Every word from Old Norse góðr →