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

Definitions

  1. room; space

Ancestry of “rúm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrūmąroom, open space
2Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space

Words derived from “rúm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūmą →