Where does “arrumer” come from?

arrumer (Old French) comes from Middle Dutch ruum, from Old Dutch rūm, from Proto-West Germanic rūm, from Proto-Germanic rūmaz, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.

arrumer (Old French): to arrange the cargo in the hold

Definitions

  1. to arrange the cargo in the hold

Ancestry of “arrumer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchruum—
2Old Dutchrūmroomy, spacious
3Proto-West Germanicrūmroomy, spacious; room, open space
4Proto-Germanicrūmazroomy, spacious, open
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space

Words derived from “arrumer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūmaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic rūm →
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