Where does “arrumar” come from?

arrumar (Spanish) 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 (Spanish): to load (cargo)

Definitions

  1. to load (cargo)

Ancestry of “arrumar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencharrumerto arrange the cargo in the hold
2Middle Dutchruum
3Old Dutchrūmroomy, spacious
4Proto-West Germanicrūmroomy, spacious; room, open space
5Proto-Germanicrūmazroomy, spacious, open
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic rūmazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic rūm
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