Where does “rimboc” come from?

rimboc (Old 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.

rimboc (Old English): calendar

Definitions

  1. calendar

Ancestry of “rimboc”, step by step

rimboc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English rīm

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

via Old English bōc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbōcbeech; book
2Proto-Germanicbōk—
3Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīmą →