Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rūmiþu

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *rūm (“roomy”) +‎ *-iþu.

Noun

*rūmiþu f

  1. roominess, space[1]

Inflection

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *rūmiþu
Genitive *rūmiþā
Singular Plural
Nominative *rūmiþu *rūmiþō
Accusative *rūmiþā *rūmiþā
Genitive *rūmiþā *rūmiþō
Dative *rūmiþē *rūmiþōm, *rūmiþum
Instrumental *rūmiþu *rūmiþōm, *rūmiþum

Descendants

  • Old English: rȳmþ
  • Old Frisian: *rūmithe, *rūmethe
    • West Frisian: romte, rûmte
  • Old Dutch: *rūmitha
    • Middle Dutch: ruumte, rūmede
  • Old Saxon: *rūmitha
    • Middle Low German: rǖmte
      • Low German: Rüümte

References

  1. ^ “† rimth, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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