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Where does “rim” come from?

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

Ancestry of “rim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrimacrack, fissure
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanreyH-meh₂—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanreyH-to tear, cut

Words derived from “rim”

  • rim
  • rimmed
  • rime
  • rimless
  • rimrock
  • redrimmed
  • rimy
  • rimer
  • rimfire
  • wirerimmed
  • rimland
  • rimmer
  • rimstone
  • berime
  • rimshot
  • rimester
  • unrimmed
  • rimbase
  • wheelrim
  • riminess
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