Where does “rím” come from?

rím (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic rīmā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

rím (Old Irish): verbal noun of rímid; act of counting,...

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of rímid; act of counting,...

Ancestry of “rím”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticrīmānumber
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂rey-to count, count out; to arrange
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “rím”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey- →Every word from Proto-Celtic rīmā →