Where does “omklädningsrum” come from?

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

omklädningsrum (Swedish): a changing room, (UK) a dressing room (at a bathhouse or sports center or the like)

Definitions

  1. a changing room, (UK) a dressing room (at a bathhouse or sports center or the like)

Ancestry of “omklädningsrum”, step by step

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 rewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūmą →Every word from Old Norse rúm →