Where does “rimpull” come from?

rimpull (English) comes from English pull, from Middle English pullen, from Irish -aí, from Old Irish -ide, from Old Irish -de — Used to form adjectives from nouns, denoting...

rimpull (English): The amount of tractive force located where the driving wheels contact the surface on which they travel

Definitions

  1. The amount of tractive force located where the driving wheels contact the surface on which they travel

Ancestry of “rimpull”, step by step

rimpull traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pull

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpullTo apply a force to so that it comes toward the...
2Middle Englishpullento pull
3Irish-aíEnding of the plural of certain nouns; Agent...
4Old Irish-ide—
5Old Irish-deUsed to form adjectives from nouns, denoting...

via English rim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrimAn edge around something, especially when...
2Middle Englishrim—
3Latinrimacrack, fissure
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanreyH-meh₂—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanreyH-to tear, cut
Every word from Old Irish -de →