Ream Definition
Origin of Ream
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From Middle English remen, rimen, rümen (“to open up"), from Old English rȳman (“to make roomy, extend, widen, spread, enlarge, amplify, prolong, clear, open up, make clear by removing obstructions, to clear a way"), from Proto-Germanic *rÅ«mijanÄ… (“to make roomy, give room, remove"), from Proto-Indo-European *rowǝ- (“free space"). Cognate with Dutch ruimen (“to empty, evacuate"), German räumen (“to make room"), Icelandic rýma (“to make room, clear"). More at room.
From Wiktionary
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From Middle English reme, rem, from Old English rÄ“am (“cream"), from Proto-Germanic *raumaz (“cream"), from Proto-Indo-European *rewǝgh- (“to sour [milk]"). Cognate with Dutch room (“cream, sour cream"), German Rahm (“cream"), Norwegian rømme (“sour cream"), Icelandic rjómi (“cream"). See also ramekin.
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Middle English reme from Old French reime from Old Spanish resma from Arabic rizma bundle from razama to bundle rzm in Semitic roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Possibly from Middle English remen to make room variant of rimen from Old English rȳman reuə- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle English reeme, from Old French raime, rayme (“ream") (French rame), from Arabic رزمة (rizma, “bundle").
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