Where does “rymæ” come from?

rymæ (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse rýma, from Proto-Germanic rūmijaną, from Proto-Germanic rūmaz, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.

Ancestry of “rymæ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserýmato make room for, clear away, break up
2Proto-Germanicrūmijanąto make room, to clear
3Proto-Germanicrūmazroomy, spacious, open
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space

Words derived from “rymæ

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