Where does “Room” come from?

Room (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian rām, from Proto-West Germanic *raum, from Proto-Germanic raumaz, from Proto-Indo-European rew- — to roar, growl, grumble; to roar; growl; grumble;...

Room (Saterland Frisian): cream

Definitions

  1. cream

Ancestry of “Room”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianrām—
2Proto-West Germanic*raumfilm, skin
3Proto-Germanicraumazskin; film; cream
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrew-to roar, growl, grumble; to roar; growl; grumble;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *raum →
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