Where does “rymd” come from?

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

rymd (Swedish): a space (intervening contents of a volume), a volume

Definitions

  1. a space (intervening contents of a volume), a volume

Ancestry of “rymd”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rymd”

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