Where does “rímid” come from?

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

rímid (Old Irish): count, reckon, estimate

Definitions

  1. count, reckon, estimate

Ancestry of “rímid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishrímverbal noun of rímid; act of counting,...
2Proto-Celticrīmānumber
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂rey-to count, count out; to arrange
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “rímid”

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