Where does “rijmen” come from?

rijmen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch rimen, from Old Dutch rīman, from Proto-Germanic rīmaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēy- — thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...

rijmen (Dutch): to rhyme

Definitions

  1. to rhyme

Ancestry of “rijmen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchrimento rhyme, to compose a rhyme; to write poetry in...
2Old Dutchrīman—
3Proto-Germanicrīmanąto count, enumerate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrēy-thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīmaną →Every word from Old Dutch rīman →