English
Riehm
Riehm comes from German Riehm, from Riemen ‘strip, belt’, and ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *reumō.
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*reumō‘strap, belt’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050riomo‘strap, belt’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350rieme
- Germanc. 1650–presentRiemen‘strip, belt’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentRiehm
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*reumō‘strap, belt’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050riomo‘strap, belt’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350rieme
- Germanc. 1650–presentRiemen‘strip, belt’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentRiehm
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Proto-West Germanic *reumō
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *reumō / Riehm