Where does “rime” come from?

rime (Middle English) comes from Old English rīm, from Proto-Germanic rīmą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

rime (Middle English): number

Definitions

  1. number

Ancestry of “rime”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrīmcounting; number, counting, reckoning;...
2Proto-Germanicrīmącalculation, number
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂rey-to count, count out; to arrange
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “rime”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīmą →