Where does “rúmteppi” come from?

rúmteppi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic rúm, from Old Norse rúm, from Proto-Germanic rūmą, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.

rúmteppi (Icelandic): blanket

Definitions

  1. blanket

Ancestry of “rúmteppi”, step by step

rúmteppi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic rúm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicrúmroom, space; space; bed
2Old Norserúmroom; space
3Proto-Germanicrūmąroom, open space
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space

via Icelandic teppi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicteppicarpet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūmą →Every word from Old Norse rúm →