Where does “rimeless” come from?
rimeless (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.
Ancestry of “rimeless”, step by step
rimeless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rime
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rime | Ice formed by the rapid freezing of cold water... |
| 2 | Middle English | rime | number |
| 3 | Old English | rīm | counting; number, counting, reckoning;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rīmą | calculation, number |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂rey- | to count, count out; to arrange |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |