Where does “säkerhetsrum” come from?

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

säkerhetsrum (Swedish): a safe room

Definitions

  1. a safe room

Ancestry of “säkerhetsrum”, step by step

säkerhetsrum 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 säkerhet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsäkerhetcertainty; security, safety; a security
2Old Swedishsikerhet—
3Middle Low Germansekerheit—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūmą →Every word from Old Norse rúm →