Where does “kletsrym” come from?
kletsrym (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans rym, from Dutch rijm, from Middle Dutch rijm, from Old French rime, from Latin rhythmus, from Ancient Greek ῥυθμός, from Ancient Greek ῥέω, from Proto-Indo-European srew- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
kletsrym (Afrikaans): rap hiphop genre, rap track
Definitions
- rap hiphop genre, rap track
Ancestry of “kletsrym”, step by step
kletsrym traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans rym
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | rym | A rhyme rhyming poem |
| 2 | Dutch | rijm | hoarfrost, rime; rhyme, rhyming; A rhyme, a poem... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | rijm | — |
| 4 | Old French | rime | story; tale; account |
| 5 | Latin | rhythmus | rhythm |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ῥυθμός | a repeating, regular motion, vibration; measured... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ῥέω | I flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |