Where does “stockholmsrim” come from?
stockholmsrim (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.
stockholmsrim (Swedish): a Stockholm rhyme, a rhyme between long "e" and...
Definitions
- a Stockholm rhyme, a rhyme between long "e" and...
Ancestry of “stockholmsrim”, step by step
stockholmsrim 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 Stockholm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Stockholm | Stockholm |
| 2 | Swedish | stock | a log; a stock; a pack of snus, usually ten,... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | stokker | tree trunk; log |
| 4 | Old Norse | stokkr | tree-trunk |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stukkaz | stick; beam; post; stump |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewg- | to push, to hit |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |