Where does “rýma” come from?

rýma (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic rūmijaną, from Proto-Germanic rūmaz, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.

rýma (Old Norse): to make room for, clear away, break up

Definitions

  1. to make room for, clear away, break up

Ancestry of “rýma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrūmijanąto make room, to clear
2Proto-Germanicrūmazroomy, spacious, open
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space

Words derived from “rýma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūmaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūmijaną →