rummer

rummer · noun¹

1. German · derived fromRömer“Roman person or thing”
2. Middle Low German · derived fromrömer
3. Dutch · borrowed fromroemer
4. English todayrummer

Partly from Dutch roemer, rummer (West Flanders); partly from Middle Low German römer; partly from German Römer (“Roman person or thing”), named because it was made in glassworks dating from the Roman era. See also roemer; and for the etymology compare Romeware.

rummer · adjective²

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• from 17th c. A large drinking-glass for alcoholic drinks, chiefly wine, typically with a short or heavy stem.