rúm
Icelandic
/ruːm/, /rum(ː)/
noun
Definitions
- room, space (occupied by or intended for a person or thing)
- space (the three dimensions in which everything exists and moves)
- bed
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse rúm derived from Proto-Germanic *rūmą (room, open space) derived from Proto-Indo-European *rowǝ-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*rowǝ-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *rewh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *rowǝ- Proto-Indo-European
- *rowə- Proto-Indo-European
- *rūmą Proto-Germanic
- rum Swedish
- rūm Old English
- rúm Old Norse
- rum Danish
- föt Icelandic
- rúmfræði Icelandic
- rúmföt Icelandic
- rúmteppi Icelandic
- teppi Icelandic
- tvinnrúmfræði Icelandic
- rúm Faroese
- 𐍂𐌿𐌼 Gothic
- *rūm gmw-pro
- rūm Old Saxon