ruimen

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈrœy̯mə(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to make more spacious
  • (transitive) to empty, to evacuate
  • (transitive) to put away, to tidy up
  • (transitive) to cull, to exterminate typically for public health reasons

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch rumen inherited from Old Dutch *rūmen inherited from Proto-Germanic *rūmijaną (make roomy, remove, give room).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*rūmijaną

Gloss

make roomy, remove, give room

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