Where does “arrumar” come from?
arrumar (Portuguese) comes from Old French arrumer, from Middle Dutch ruum, from Old Dutch rūm, from Proto-West Germanic rūm, from Proto-Germanic rūmaz, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.
arrumar (Portuguese): to fix; to set up; to set
Definitions
- to fix; to set up; to set
Ancestry of “arrumar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | arrumer | to arrange the cargo in the hold |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ruum | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | rūm | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | rūm | roomy, spacious; room, open space |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rūmaz | roomy, spacious, open |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | rewh₁- | free space |
Words derived from “arrumar”