Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rīmą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *rēy-, *rī- (“to customise, regulate, order, count, add”). Cognate with Proto-Celtic *rīmā (“number”) and Latin reor (“calculate, count, reckon, think”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈriː.mɑ̃/

Noun

*rīmą n

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

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