Where does “urimelighed” come from?
urimelighed (Danish) comes from Danish urimelig, 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 — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
urimelighed (Danish): unreasonableness
Definitions
- unreasonableness
Ancestry of “urimelighed”, step by step
urimelighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish urimelig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | urimelig | unreasonable; unjust |
| 2 | Danish | rimelig | reasonable; fair; satisfactory |
| 3 | Swedish | rimlig | fair |
| 4 | Swedish | rim | rhyme |
| 5 | Old Norse | rím | calculation, calendar |
| 6 | Middle Low German | rim | — |
| 7 | French | rimé | past participle of rimer; rhymed |
| 8 | Old French | rime | story; tale; account |
| 9 | Latin | rhythmus | rhythm |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ῥυθμός | a repeating, regular motion, vibration; measured... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ῥέω | I flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |