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Where does “rum” come from?

rum (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic rūm, from Proto-Germanic rūmaz, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.

rum (Old English): room, space; roomy, spacious, ample, extensive,...

Definitions

  1. room, space; roomy, spacious, ample, extensive,...

Ancestry of “rum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicrūmroomy, spacious; room, open space
2Proto-Germanicrūmazroomy, spacious, open
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space

Words derived from “rum”

  • room
  • classroom
  • bedroom
  • bathroom
  • courtroom
  • ballroom
  • roommate
  • schoolroom
  • restroom
  • roomy
  • storeroom
  • stateroom
  • newsroom
  • anteroom
  • boardroom
  • showroom
  • workroom
  • washroom
  • darkroom
  • playroom
  • barroom
  • lunchroom
  • roomful
  • homeroom
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