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Etymology · Proto-Indo-European

*h₂rey-

3 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *h₂rey-, most common first.

ridFollowed by of: to free (oneself or someone, or a place) from an annoyance or hindrance.
rhymeRhyming verse (poetic form).
rimeArchaic in the form rimes: originally, any frozen dew forming a white deposit on exposed surfaces; hoar frost (sense 1).