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Where does “roaming” come from?

roaming (Spanish) comes from English roaming, from English roam, from Middle English romen, from Old English rāmian, from Proto-Germanic raimōną, from Proto-Germanic raim-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reyH-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

roaming (Spanish): roaming

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  1. roaming

Ancestry of “roaming”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishroamingpresent participle of roam; An instance of...
2EnglishroamTo wander or travel freely and with no specific...
3Middle Englishromento roam
4Old Englishrāmian—
5Proto-Germanicraimōnąto wander
6Proto-Germanicraim-to move, raise
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reyH-to move, set in motion; to flow, stream ; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...
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