Where does “rime” come from?
rime (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk rim, from Old Norse rím, from Middle Low German rim, from French rimé, from Old French rime, from Latin rhythmus, from Ancient Greek ῥυθμός, from Ancient Greek ῥέω — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
rime (Norwegian Nynorsk): to rhyme; to match, line up; to rime
Definitions
- to rhyme; to match, line up; to rime
Ancestry of “rime”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | rim | a rhyme; rime |
| 2 | Old Norse | rím | calculation, calendar |
| 3 | Middle Low German | rim | — |
| 4 | French | rimé | past participle of rimer; rhymed |
| 5 | Old French | rime | story; tale; account |
| 6 | Latin | rhythmus | rhythm |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ῥυθμός | a repeating, regular motion, vibration; measured... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ῥέω | I flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
Words derived from “rime”