Where does “unrhymable” come from?
unrhymable (English) comes from English rhymable, from English rhyme, from Middle English rimen, from Old English rīman, from Proto-West Germanic rūmijan, from Proto-Germanic rūmijaną, from Proto-Germanic rūmaz, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.
unrhymable (English): That cannot be rhymed with
Definitions
- That cannot be rhymed with
Ancestry of “unrhymable”, step by step
unrhymable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rhymable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rhymable | For which a rhyme can be found |
| 2 | English | rhyme | Rhyming verse; A thought expressed in verse; a... |
| 3 | Middle English | rimen | to count, enumerate |
| 4 | Old English | rīman | to count, enumerate, number; to count, number,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | rūmijan | to make room, to clear out |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rūmijaną | to make room, to clear |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rūmaz | roomy, spacious, open |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | rewh₁- | free space |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |