Where does “raumen” come from?

raumen (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German rūmen, from Old High German rūmen, from Proto-West Germanic rūmijan, from Proto-Germanic rūmijaną, from Proto-Germanic rūmaz, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.

raumen (Luxembourgish): to tidy up, to make tidy

Definitions

  1. to tidy up, to make tidy

Ancestry of “raumen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrūmen—
2Old High Germanrūmen—
3Proto-West Germanicrūmijanto make room, to clear out
4Proto-Germanicrūmijanąto make room, to clear
5Proto-Germanicrūmazroomy, spacious, open
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūmaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūmijaną →