Where does “julklappsrim” come from?
julklappsrim (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.
julklappsrim (Swedish): a rhyme (verse) that comes with a wrapped Christmas present, giving a clue to its contents; a Christmas present rhyme
Definitions
- a rhyme (verse) that comes with a wrapped Christmas present, giving a clue to its contents; a Christmas present rhyme
Ancestry of “julklappsrim”, step by step
julklappsrim 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 julklapp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | julklapp | a Christmas present |
| 2 | Swedish | jul | Christmas; July; Abbreviation of juli |
| 3 | Swedish | juli | July |
| 4 | Latin | Iūlius | Of the gens Julia, a patrician Roman family |
| 5 | Latin | iuppiter | Jupiter god of the sky and ruler of the Roman pantheon |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | djous patēr | Jupiter |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |