Where does “rum slip” come from?
rum slip (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin rum, from English room, from Middle English roum, from Old English rūm, from Proto-West Germanic rūm, from Proto-Germanic rūmaz, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.
rum slip (Tok Pisin): bedroom
Definitions
- bedroom
Ancestry of “rum slip”, step by step
rum slip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin rum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | rum | room |
| 2 | English | room | Opportunity or scope; Space "for" something, or... |
| 3 | Middle English | roum | A space or area; A room |
| 4 | Old English | rūm | room, space; roomy, spacious, ample, extensive,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | rūm | roomy, spacious; room, open space |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rūmaz | roomy, spacious, open |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | rewh₁- | free space |
via Tok Pisin slip
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | slip | sleep |
| 2 | English | sleep | To rest in a state of reduced consciousness; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | slepen | to sleep; to become asleep, to cause to sleep; to... |
| 4 | Old English | slǣpan | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | slāpan | to sleep |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | slēpaną | to sleep |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | slab- | to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid |