roomth

English

Etymology

From Middle English roomth, rumthe, rymthe, from Old English *rȳmþ (“roominess, spaciousness”) (compare Old English rȳmet (“room, space”)), from Proto-Germanic *rūmiþō (“roominess”), from Proto-Germanic *rūmaz (“roomy, spacious”), equivalent to room (“wide, spacious, roomy”) +‎ -th. Cognate with Dutch ruimte (“room, space”).

Noun

roomth (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) Room; sufficient space for a person or thing to occupy; place.
2. (obsolete) Roominess; spaciousness.

Derived terms

• roomthsome
• roomthy