Where does “rīm” come from?
rīm (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic rīmą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
rīm (Old English): counting; number, counting, reckoning;...
Definitions
- counting; number, counting, reckoning;...
Ancestry of “rīm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | rīmą | calculation, number |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂rey- | to count, count out; to arrange |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |