Where does “rymthe” come from?
rymthe (Middle English) comes from Old English rȳmþ, from Proto-Germanic rūmiþō, from Proto-Germanic rūmaz, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.
Ancestry of “rymthe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | rȳmþ | roominess, spaciousness |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | rūmiþō | roominess |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rūmaz | roomy, spacious, open |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | rewh₁- | free space |
Words derived from “rymthe”