Etymology

shelfroom

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Today it means: A room fitted with shelves for storage. Full definition →

English room ← Middle English roum ← Old English rūm
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kelH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kel(H)-p-
  3. Proto-Germanic*skelfō
  4. Proto-West Germanic*skelfu:
  5. Proto-West Germanic*skilfijā
  6. Old Englishsċylfe?
  7. Middle Englishschelfe
  8. Englishshelf
  9. Proto-Indo-European*Hrew-?
  10. Proto-Indo-European*(H)rewH-
  11. Proto-Germanic*rūmą
  12. Proto-West Germanic*rūm
  13. Old Englishrūm
  14. Middle Englishroum
  15. Englishroom
  16. English todayshelfroom

From shelf + room.

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