Where does “rym” come from?

rym (Middle English) comes from Middle English reme, from Old French raime, from Catalan raima, from Andalusian Arabic رَزْمَة, from Arabic رِزْمَة — bundle; package.

rym (Middle English): Alternative form of reme

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of reme

Ancestry of “rym”, step by step

rym traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English reme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishremecream, ream; A ream; a stack of paper; oar
2Old Frenchraime—
3Catalanraimaream measure of paper
4Andalusian Arabicرَزْمَة—
5Arabicرِزْمَةbundle; package

via Old English rima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrimaedge; rim; border; bank; coast
2Proto-Germanicrimô—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrem-to rest, prop or support oneself; to come to...
Every word from Arabic رِزْمَة →Every word from Andalusian Arabic رَزْمَة →Every word from Catalan raima →