Where does “rīmijaną” come from?

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

Ancestry of “rīmijaną”, step by step

rīmijaną traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European h₂rey-

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

via Proto-Indo-European (a)rēy-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(a)rēy-to customise, regulate, order, count, add

Words derived from “rīmijaną”

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