Where does “rimelighed” come from?
rimelighed (Danish) comes from Danish rimelig, from Swedish rimlig, from Swedish rim, from Old Norse rím, from Middle Low German rim, from French rimé, from Old French rime, from Latin rhythmus — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
rimelighed (Danish): reasonableness, fairness, equity
Definitions
- reasonableness, fairness, equity
Ancestry of “rimelighed”, step by step
rimelighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish rimelig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | rimelig | reasonable; fair; satisfactory |
| 2 | Swedish | rimlig | fair |
| 3 | Swedish | rim | rhyme |
| 4 | Old Norse | rím | calculation, calendar |
| 5 | Middle Low German | rim | — |
| 6 | French | rimé | past participle of rimer; rhymed |
| 7 | Old French | rime | story; tale; account |
| 8 | Latin | rhythmus | rhythm |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ῥυθμός | a repeating, regular motion, vibration; measured... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ῥέω | I flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |