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Where does “h₂rey-” come from?

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

h₂rey- (Proto-Indo-European): to count, count out; to arrange

Definitions

  1. to count, count out; to arrange

Ancestry of “h₂rey-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “h₂rey-”

  • ready
  • readiness
  • rim
  • arithmetic
  • rhyme
  • rimmed
  • rhyming
  • arithmetical
  • rime
  • arithmetically
  • readies
  • rimless
  • arithmetician
  • rhymester
  • rimrock
  • redrimmed
  • rhymeless
  • rimy
  • rimer
  • rimfire
  • wirerimmed
  • graith
  • nonrhyming
  • monorhyme
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