Where does “ruumi” come from?

ruumi (Votic) comes from Estonian ruum, from Middle Low German rûm, from Old Saxon rūm, from Proto-West Germanic rūm, from Proto-Germanic rūmaz, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.

ruumi (Votic): hold cargo area

Definitions

  1. hold cargo area

Ancestry of “ruumi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianruumplace, location; space, room
2Middle Low Germanrûm—
3Old Saxonrūm—
4Proto-West Germanicrūmroomy, spacious; room, open space
5Proto-Germanicrūmazroomy, spacious, open
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūmaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic rūm →