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Where does “dijkramp” come from?

dijkramp (Dutch) comes from Dutch ramp, from English ramp, from French rampe, from French ramper, from Middle French ramper, from Old French ramper, from Frankish rampōn, from Frankish rampa — to cut, cut off, sever.

dijkramp (Dutch): cramp in the thigh; disaster involving damage to...

Definitions

  1. cramp in the thigh; disaster involving damage to...

Ancestry of “dijkramp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrampdisaster, catastrophe; an accident; a ramp
2EnglishrampAn inclined surface that connects two levels; an...
3Frenchramperamp
4Frenchramperto crawl, worm ; to creep
5Middle Frenchramperto crawl
6Old Frenchramperto climb; to ascend; to go up
7Frankishrampōn—
8Frankishrampa—
9Proto-Germanichrempanąto bend, curve, make waves, wrinkle; to curve,...
10Proto-Indo-European(s)kreb-to turn; to touch; to turn, bend, shrink, rotate,...
11Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
12Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
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