Where does “rymning” come from?

rymning (Swedish) comes from Swedish rymma, 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.

rymning (Swedish): escape fleeing from confinement, especially from prison

Definitions

  1. escape fleeing from confinement, especially from prison

Ancestry of “rymning”, step by step

rymning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish rymma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrymmato hold; to escape, to flee, to evacuate
2Old Swedishrȳmato make room, clear
3Latinrheumacatarrh, rheum
4Ancient Greekῥεῦμαstream, flow, current
5Ancient GreekῥέωI flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
7Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

via Swedish ning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishning—

Words derived from “rymning”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European srew- →Every word from Ancient Greek ῥέω →