Where does “ROMる” come from?
ROMる (Japanese) comes from Japanese ROM, from English Rom, from English Romford, from Old English ford, from Proto-West Germanic furdu, from Proto-Germanic furduz, from Proto-Indo-European pértus, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
ROMる (Japanese): to lurk
Definitions
- to lurk
Ancestry of “ROMる”, step by step
ROMる traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese ROM
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ROM | ROM; lurker |
| 2 | English | Rom | A member of the Romani people; A male member of... |
| 3 | English | Romford | historically a market town in Essex OS grid ref TQ5188 |
| 4 | Old English | ford | ford |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | furdu | ford |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | furduz | ford |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |