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Where does “rimmed” come from?

Rimmed comes from English rim, which derives from Latin remus, ultimately related to Latin -alis.

rimmed (English): having a rim; simple past tense and past...

Definitions

  1. having a rim; simple past tense and past...

Ancestry of “rimmed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrimAn edge around something, especially when...
2Middle Englishrim—
3Latinrimacrack, fissure
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanreyH-meh₂—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanreyH-to tear, cut

Words derived from “rimmed”

  • redrimmed
  • wirerimmed
  • unrimmed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reyH- →