Where does “rimeligvis” come from?
rimeligvis (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.
rimeligvis (Danish): probably, presumably, in all likelihood
Definitions
- probably, presumably, in all likelihood
Ancestry of “rimeligvis”, step by step
rimeligvis 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 |