Where does “armbågsrum” come from?

armbågsrum (Swedish) comes from Swedish armbåge, from Swedish almboge, from Old Swedish alboghi, from Old Norse ǫlnbogi, from Proto-Germanic alinabugô, from Proto-Germanic bugô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

armbågsrum (Swedish): elbow room

Definitions

  1. elbow room

Ancestry of “armbågsrum”, step by step

armbågsrum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish armbåge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedisharmbågeelbow; a body part
2Swedishalmboge—
3Old Swedishalboghi—
4Old Norseǫlnbogielbow
5Proto-Germanicalinabugôelbow
6Proto-Germanicbugôbow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugʰ-bow; arch
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

via Swedish rum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrumroom; part of a building; room; empty, available...
2Old Norserúmroom; space
3Proto-Germanicrūmąroom, open space
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugô →
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