Where does “ram” come from?
ram (Danish) comes from English Ram, from Middle English ram, from Old English ramm, from Proto-West Germanic *ramm, from Proto-Germanic rammaz — strong; overbearing; acrid; rank; A male sheep;...
ram (Danish): only in the expressions
Definitions
- only in the expressions
Ancestry of “ram”, step by step
ram traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Ram
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ram | someone connected with Derby County Football... |
| 2 | Middle English | ram | male sheep, ram; Aries; pile driver, battering... |
| 3 | Old English | ramm | ram; battering ram |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ramm | strong |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rammaz | strong; overbearing; acrid; rank; A male sheep;... |
via Middle Low German ram
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | ram | — |