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Where does “arimer” come from?

arimer (Old French) comes from Middle English rimen, from Old English rīman, from Proto-West Germanic rūmijan, from Proto-Germanic rūmijaną, from Proto-Germanic rūmaz, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.

arimer (Old French): to arrange; to put in order

Definitions

  1. to arrange; to put in order

Ancestry of “arimer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishrimento count, enumerate
2Old Englishrīmanto count, enumerate, number; to count, number,...
3Proto-West Germanicrūmijanto make room, to clear out
4Proto-Germanicrūmijanąto make room, to clear
5Proto-Germanicrūmazroomy, spacious, open
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space

Words derived from “arimer”

  • arrimage
  • arrimer
  • désarrimer
  • arrimeur
  • arrimar
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