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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; to flow, stream ; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

Words derived from “romen”

  • roam
  • roaming
  • rumble
  • roamer
  • rumbly
  • rumbler
  • roameth
  • roamest
  • nonroaming
  • rumbleth
  • roamable
  • rumblesome
  • roaming
  • роуминг
  • rummelyn
  • rumblen
  • romblen
  • rambol
  • rambol
  • rambulan
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