Where does “rúmur” come from?
rúmur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse rúmr, from Proto-Germanic rūmaz, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.
rúmur (Icelandic): spacious; a good ; more than, over/about
Definitions
- spacious; a good ; more than, over/about
Ancestry of “rúmur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | rúmr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | rūmaz | roomy, spacious, open |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | rewh₁- | free space |