Where does “roum” come from?

roum (Middle High German) comes from Old High German roum, from Proto-West Germanic *raum, from Proto-Germanic raumaz, from Proto-Indo-European rew- — to roar, growl, grumble; to roar; growl; grumble;...

Ancestry of “roum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanroumcream
2Proto-West Germanic*raumfilm, skin
3Proto-Germanicraumazskin; film; cream
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrew-to roar, growl, grumble; to roar; growl; grumble;...

Words derived from “roum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *raum →