Where does “rüm” come from?

rüm (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian rūm, from Proto-Germanic rūmą, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.

rüm (North Frisian): room

Definitions

  1. room

Ancestry of “rüm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianrūm—
2Proto-Germanicrūmąroom, open space
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūmą →Every word from Old Frisian rūm →