Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rīmą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂rey- (“to customise, regulate, order, count, add”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈriː.mɑ̃/

Noun

*rīmą n

1. calculation, number

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *rīmą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*rīmą	*rīmō
vocative	*rīmą	*rīmō
accusative	*rīmą	*rīmō
genitive	*rīmas, *rīmis	*rīmǫ̂
dative	*rīmai	*rīmamaz
instrumental	*rīmō	*rīmamiz

Related terms

• *rīmaną

Descendants

• Old English: rīm
  • Middle English: rime, ryme
    • Scots: rime, ryme
    • English: rime, (rhyme)
• Old Frisian: rīm
  • Saterland Frisian: Riem
  • West Frisian: rym
• Old Saxon: rīm
  • Middle Low German: rîm
    • German Low German: Riem
• Frankish: *rīm
  • → Old French: rime
    • Middle French: rime
      • French: rime
    • → Middle English: rime
      • English: rhyme
    • → Middle Dutch: rīme, rijm
      • Dutch: rijm
• Old High German: rīm
  • Middle High German: rīm
    • German: Reim
    • Luxembourgish: Reim
• Old Norse: rím
  • Icelandic: rím
  • Faroese: rím
  • Norwegian: rim
  • Swedish: rim
  • Danish: rim