Where does “Riehm” come from?

Riehm (German) comes from German Riemen, from Middle High German rieme, from Old High German riemo, from Latin remus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.

Ancestry of “Riehm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRiemenstrap; belt; oar
2Middle High Germanrieme—
3Old High Germanriemooar
4Latinremusoar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

Words derived from “Riehm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- →Every word from Latin remus →Every word from Old High German riemo →