rymma

Swedish

verb-reg

Definitions

to hold (a certain volume of space)
to escape, to flee, to evacuate

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish ryma, rȳma inherited from Old Norse rýma (break up, clear away, make room for) inherited from Proto-Germanic *rūmijaną (make roomy, remove, give room).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*rūmijaną

Gloss

make roomy, remove, give room

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*rūmijaną Proto-Germanic
rymning Swedish
rymningsförsök Swedish
ut Swedish
utrymma Swedish
rýma Old Norse
rūmen Old High German
rūmen Middle High German
raumen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
*rūmijan gmw-pro
*rūmen Old Dutch
ryma Old Swedish
ryma, rȳma Old Swedish

ut
utrymma
rymning
rymningsförsök