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

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
  • Middle English: rymthe, rymth
    • English: roomth (remodelled after room)
    • >? Middle Scots: rind
• Old Frisian: *rūmithe, *rūmethe
  • West Frisian: romte, rûmte
• Old Dutch: *rūmitha
  • Middle Dutch: ruumte, rūmede
    • Dutch: ruimte, rumede
      • Afrikaans: ruimte
• Old Saxon: *rūmitha
  • Middle Low German: rǖmte
    • Low German: Rüümte
      • → German: Räumte (calque)