Where does “rūmen” come from?

rūmen (Middle High German) comes 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.

Ancestry of “rūmen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanrūmen
2Proto-West Germanicrūmijanto make room, to clear out
3Proto-Germanicrūmijanąto make room, to clear
4Proto-Germanicrūmazroomy, spacious, open
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space

Words derived from “rūmen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic rūmazEvery word from Proto-Germanic rūmijaną
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