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Where does “rimed” come from?

rimed (English) comes from English rime, from Middle English rime, from Old English rīm, from Proto-Germanic rīmą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

rimed (English): Covered in frost; simple past tense and past...

Definitions

  1. Covered in frost; simple past tense and past...

Ancestry of “rimed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrimeIce formed by the rapid freezing of cold water...
2Middle Englishrimenumber
3Old Englishrīmcounting; number, counting, reckoning;...
4Proto-Germanicrīmącalculation, number
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂rey-to count, count out; to arrange
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “rimed”

  • unrimed
  • monorimed
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