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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rūmijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *rūmijaną. Equivalent to *rūm + *-jan.
Verb
*rūmijan
- to make room, to clear out
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *rūmijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *rūmidā | |
| Infinitive | *rūmijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *rūmijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *rūmijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *rūmijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *rūmiju | *rūmidā |
| 2nd singular | *rūmisi | *rūmidēs, *rūmidōs |
| 3rd singular | *rūmiþi | *rūmidē, *rūmidā |
| 1st plural | *rūmijum | *rūmidum |
| 2nd plural | *rūmiþ | *rūmidud |
| 3rd plural | *rūmijanþ | *rūmidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *rūmijē | *rūmidī |
| 2nd singular | *rūmijēs | *rūmidī |
| 3rd singular | *rūmijē | *rūmidī |
| 1st plural | *rūmijēm | *rūmidīm |
| 2nd plural | *rūmijēþ | *rūmidīd |
| 3rd plural | *rūmijēn | *rūmidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *rūmi | |
| Plural | *rūmiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *rūmijandī | *rūmid |
Descendants
- Old English: rȳman
- Middle English: rimen
- English: ream, rim
- → Old French: arimer
- Middle French: arrimer
- French: arrimer
- Middle French: arrimer
- Middle English: rimen
- Old Frisian: rēma
- Old Saxon: rūmian
- Old Dutch: *rūmen
- Middle Dutch: rumen
- Dutch: ruimen
- Middle Dutch: rumen
- Old High German: rūmen
- German: räumen
- Luxembourgish: raumen