Where does “rīma” come from?

rīma (Vilamovian) comes from Middle High German rieme, from Old High German riemo, from Latin remus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.

rīma (Vilamovian): belt; to praise

Definitions

  1. belt; to praise

Ancestry of “rīma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrieme—
2Old High Germanriemooar
3Latinremusoar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- →Every word from Latin remus →Every word from Old High German riemo →