Where does “rimlarúm” come from?

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

rimlarúm (Icelandic): crib, cot bed designed for infants or small children

Definitions

  1. crib, cot bed designed for infants or small children

Ancestry of “rimlarúm”, step by step

rimlarúm 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 rimill

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