Where does “cram” come from?
Cram comes from Middle English crammen, from Old English crammian, from Proto-West Germanic kramman, from Proto-Germanic krammōną and krimmaną, from Proto-Indo-European ger-.
cram (English): To press, force, or drive, particularly in...
Definitions
- To press, force, or drive, particularly in...
Ancestry of “cram”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | crammen | — |
| 2 | Old English | crammian | to cram; stuff |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *krammōn | to squeeze |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | krammōną | to squeeze |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *gromH-néh₂-ti | — |