An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Rum

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, R
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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2557697An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, R — RumJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Rum, masculine, late Modern High German from the equivalent English rum, whence also French rhum, rum. The source of the word is said to be some American language; formerly it was wrongly derived from Sanscrit rôma, ‘water.’