Where does “Ruum” come from?
Ruum (Low German) comes from Middle Low German rûm, from Old Saxon rūm, from Proto-West Germanic rūm, from Proto-Germanic rūmaz, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.
Ancestry of “Ruum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | rûm | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | rūm | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | rūm | roomy, spacious; room, open space |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rūmaz | roomy, spacious, open |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | rewh₁- | free space |