Where does “romen” come from?

romen (Middle English) comes from Old English rāmian, from Proto-Germanic raimōną, from Proto-Germanic raim-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reyH-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

romen (Middle English): to roam

Definitions

  1. to roam

Ancestry of “romen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrāmian—
2Proto-Germanicraimōnąto wander
3Proto-Germanicraim-to move, raise
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reyH-to move, set in motion
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

Words derived from “romen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raim- →