Where does “Schüttelreim” come from?
Schüttelreim (German) comes from German reim, from Middle High German rīm, from Old French rime, from Latin rhythmus, from Ancient Greek ῥυθμός, from Ancient Greek ῥέω, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
Schüttelreim (German): a combination of rhyme and spoonerism; poetic lines in which the last few syllables are the same except for some exchanged sounds
Definitions
- a combination of rhyme and spoonerism; poetic lines in which the last few syllables are the same except for some exchanged sounds
Ancestry of “Schüttelreim”, step by step
Schüttelreim traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German reim
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | reim | rhyme poetic device |
| 2 | Middle High German | rīm | — |
| 3 | Old French | rime | story; tale; account |
| 4 | Latin | rhythmus | rhythm |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ῥυθμός | a repeating, regular motion, vibration; measured... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ῥέω | I flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
via German schütteln
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schütteln | to shake |