Where does “slutrim” come from?
slutrim (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.
slutrim (Swedish): end rhyme
Definitions
- end rhyme
Ancestry of “slutrim”, step by step
slutrim 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 slut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | slut | over, finished; which has come to an end; gone,... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | slūt | end; conclusion |
| 3 | Middle Low German | slūten | to close |
| 4 | Old Saxon | slūtan | to close, conclude, lock |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sleutan | to bolt, lock |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sleutaną | to bolt, lock; to shut, close |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)klewd- | to lock |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kleh₂w- | a hook, crook, peg |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |