Where does “ruom” come from?
ruom (Middle High German) comes from Old High German ruom, from Proto-West Germanic hrōmi, from Proto-Germanic hrōmiz — fame.
Ancestry of “ruom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | ruom | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hrōmi | fame |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hrōmiz | fame |