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Where does “rem” come from?

rem (Middle English) comes from Old English hrēam, from Proto-Germanic hraumaz.

rem (Middle English): A shout or yell; a loud, aggressive, noise; A...

Definitions

  1. A shout or yell; a loud, aggressive, noise; A...

Ancestry of “rem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhrēamnoise, outcry, lamentation, alarm; a cry, outcry,...
2Proto-Germanichraumaz—

Words derived from “rem”

  • ream
  • reamer
  • reame
  • 令
  • ream
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