Where does “kletsrymer” come from?
kletsrymer (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans kletsrym, 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 — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
kletsrymer (Afrikaans): rapper rap artist, one who raps
Definitions
- rapper rap artist, one who raps
Ancestry of “kletsrymer”, step by step
kletsrymer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans kletsrym
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | kletsrym | rap hiphop genre, rap track |
| 2 | Afrikaans | rym | A rhyme rhyming poem |
| 3 | Dutch | rijm | hoarfrost, rime; rhyme, rhyming; A rhyme, a poem... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | rijm | — |
| 5 | Old French | rime | story; tale; account |
| 6 | Latin | rhythmus | rhythm |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ῥυθμός | a repeating, regular motion, vibration; measured... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ῥέω | I flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
via Afrikaans er
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | er | The name of the Latin-script letter R |