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Where does “unrimmed” come from?

unrimmed (English) comes from English rimmed, from English rim, from Middle English rim, from Latin rima, from Proto-Indo-European reyH-meh₂, from Proto-Indo-European reyH- — to tear, cut.

unrimmed (English): Not fitted with a rim

Definitions

  1. Not fitted with a rim

Ancestry of “unrimmed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishrimmedhaving a rim; simple past tense and past...
2EnglishrimAn edge around something, especially when...
3Middle Englishrim—
4Latinrimacrack, fissure
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanreyH-meh₂—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanreyH-to tear, cut
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