Where does “barnkammarrim” come from?
barnkammarrim (Swedish) comes from Swedish rim, from Old Norse rím, from Middle Low German rim, from French rimé, from Old French rime, from Latin rhythmus, from Ancient Greek ῥυθμός, from Ancient Greek ῥέω — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
barnkammarrim (Swedish): nursery rhyme
Definitions
- nursery rhyme
Ancestry of “barnkammarrim”, step by step
barnkammarrim traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish rim
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | rim | rhyme |
| 2 | Old Norse | rím | calculation, calendar |
| 3 | Middle Low German | rim | — |
| 4 | French | rimé | past participle of rimer; rhymed |
| 5 | Old French | rime | story; tale; account |
| 6 | Latin | rhythmus | rhythm |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ῥυθμός | a repeating, regular motion, vibration; measured... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ῥέω | I flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
via Swedish barnkammare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | barnkammare | nursery place for young children to play and sleep in |
| 2 | Swedish | kammare | a chamber, a room; a small space, a chamber; an... |
| 3 | Old Norse | kamarr | privy |
| 4 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |