Where does “rúm” come from?
rúm (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic rūmą, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.
rúm (Old Norse): room; space
Ancestry of “rúm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | rūmą | room, open space |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | rewh₁- | free space |