Where does “rime” come from?

Rime comes from English rhyme, which derives from Latin rhythmus, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European roots expressing flow or motion.

rime (English): Ice formed by the rapid freezing of cold water...

Definitions

  1. Ice formed by the rapid freezing of cold water...

Ancestry of “rime”, step by step

rime traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English rime

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishrimenumber
2Old Englishrīmcounting; number, counting, reckoning;...
3Proto-Germanicrīmącalculation, number
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂rey-to count, count out; to arrange
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Latin rimari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrimaripresent active infinitive of rīmor; crack, split,...
2Latinrimacrack, fissure
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanreyH-meh₂—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanreyH-to tear, cut

via Middle English rim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishrim—
2Old Englishhrīmhoarfrost
3Proto-Germanichrīmaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “rime”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →