Where does “ram” come from?

ram (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ram, from Old Dutch ram, from Proto-Germanic rammaz — strong; overbearing; acrid; rank; A male sheep;...

ram (Dutch): ram; male rabbit; battering ram

Definitions

  1. ram; male rabbit; battering ram

Ancestry of “ram”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchrama male sheep
2Old Dutchram
3Proto-Germanicrammazstrong; overbearing; acrid; rank; A male sheep;...
Every word from Proto-Germanic rammazEvery word from Old Dutch ramEvery word from Middle Dutch ram