Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Rūmu
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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 Proto-Germanic *Rūmō, itself from Latin Rōma (possibly through Proto-Celtic *Rūmā).[1]
Proper noun
*Rūmu f
Inflection
| ō-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *Rūmu | |
| Genitive | *Rūmā | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *Rūmu | — |
| Accusative | *Rūmā | — |
| Genitive | *Rūmā | — |
| Dative | *Rūmē | — |
| Instrumental | *Rūmu | — |
Derived terms
Descendants
In many of these descendants, the original form was later influenced by the Latin form (and sometimes Romance languages like French), thereby the earlier ū was replaced with ō.
- Old English: Rōm, Rūm
- Old Frisian: Rūme
- Old Saxon: Rūma
- Old Dutch: *Rōma
- Old High German: Rūma, Rōma