Where does “mellanrum” come from?

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

mellanrum (Swedish): a gap, an opening; whitespace, space

Definitions

  1. a gap, an opening; whitespace, space

Ancestry of “mellanrum”, step by step

mellanrum 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 mellan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmellanbetween
2Old Norsemiðlum—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūmą →Every word from Old Norse rúm →
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