Where does “Ram” come from?
Ram (Dutch) 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;...
Ancestry of “Ram”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rammaz | strong; overbearing; acrid; rank; A male sheep;... |