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Where does “rīmą” come from?

rīmą (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

rīmą (Proto-Germanic): calculation, number

Definitions

  1. calculation, number

Ancestry of “rīmą”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rīmą”

  • rim
  • rhyme
  • rimmed
  • rhyming
  • rime
  • rimless
  • rhymester
  • rimrock
  • redrimmed
  • rhymeless
  • rimy
  • rimer
  • rimfire
  • wirerimmed
  • nonrhyming
  • monorhyme
  • rimland
  • pararhyme
  • rimmer
  • rimstone
  • berime
  • rhymist
  • rimshot
  • rimester
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