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Where does “hrīmaz” come from?

hrīmaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

Ancestry of “hrīmaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “hrīmaz”

  • rim
  • rhyme
  • rimmed
  • rhyming
  • rime
  • rimless
  • rhymester
  • rimrock
  • redrimmed
  • rhymeless
  • rimy
  • rimer
  • rimfire
  • wirerimmed
  • nonrhyming
  • monorhyme
  • rimland
  • pararhyme
  • rimmer
  • rimstone
  • berime
  • rhymist
  • rimshot
  • rimester
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →