Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rūmaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

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Etymology

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From Pre-Germanic *ruh₁mos, an adjectival mo-stem from Proto-Indo-European *rewh₁- (open space, land). Related to Tocharian A räw- (to open), Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬵- (rauuah-, open space), Latin rūs (country), Old Irish róe (field, open land), Old Church Slavonic равьнь (ravĭnĭ, open).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*rūmaz

  1. roomy, spacious, open

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*rūma-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 418