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Where does “rymma” come from?

rymma (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish rȳma, from Latin rheuma, from Ancient Greek ῥεῦμα, from Ancient Greek ῥέω, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

rymma (Swedish): to hold; to escape, to flee, to evacuate

Definitions

  1. to hold; to escape, to flee, to evacuate

Ancestry of “rymma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishrȳma—
2Latinrheumacatarrh, rheum
3Ancient Greekῥεῦμαstream, flow, current
4Ancient GreekῥέωI flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
6Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “rymma”

  • utrymma
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