Where does “*rūm” come from?

*rūm (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic rūmaz, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.

Ancestry of “*rūm”, step by step

*rūm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic rūmaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrūmazroomy, spacious, open
2Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space

via Proto-Germanic rūmą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrūmąroom, open space

Words derived from “*rūm”

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