Reconstruction:Old Dutch/rum

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *rūm, from Proto-Germanic *rūmaz. Only attested in Old Dutch toponyms.

Adjective

*rūm

  1. roomy, spacious

Inflection

Declension of *rūm (a-stem)
strong declension
case masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative *rūm *rūm *rūm *rūma, *rūme
accusative *rūman, *rūmen *rūma *rūm *rūma, *rūme
genitive *rūmes *rūmero *rūmes *rūmero
dative *rūmin, *rūmemo *rūmero *rūmin, *rūmemo *rūmon
weak declension
case masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative *rūmo *rūma *rūma *rūmon
accusative *rūmon *rūmon *rūma *rūmon
genitive *rūmin *rūmon *rūmin *rūmono
dative *rūmin *rūmon *rūmin *rūmon

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: ruum

References

  • “rūm (II)”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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