Where does “ronage” come from?
ronage (Middle English) comes from Old French arrumage, from Old French arrumer, from Middle Dutch ruum, from Old Dutch rūm, from Proto-West Germanic rūm, from Proto-Germanic rūmaz, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.
Ancestry of “ronage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | arrumage | — |
| 2 | Old French | arrumer | to arrange the cargo in the hold |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | ruum | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | rūm | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | rūm | roomy, spacious; room, open space |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rūmaz | roomy, spacious, open |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | rewh₁- | free space |