Where does “Hilbertrum” come from?

Hilbertrum (Swedish) comes from Swedish rum, from Old Norse rúm, from Proto-Germanic rūmą, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.

Hilbertrum (Swedish): Hilbert space

Definitions

  1. Hilbert space

Ancestry of “Hilbertrum”, step by step

Hilbertrum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish rum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrumroom; part of a building; room; empty, available...
2Old Norserúmroom; space
3Proto-Germanicrūmąroom, open space
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space

via Swedish Hilbert

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishHilbert
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic rūmąEvery word from Old Norse rúm