Etymology Explorer
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Where does “rúmr” come from?
rúmr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic rūmaz, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.
Ancestry of “rúmr”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
rūmaz
roomy, spacious, open
2
Proto-Indo-European
rewh₁-
free space
Words derived from “rúmr”
rúmur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- →
Every word from Proto-Germanic rūmaz →