Where does “ramal” come from?

ramal (English) comes from English AL, from Dutch al, from Middle Dutch al, from Old Dutch āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

ramal (English): Of or pertaining to a ramus, or branching

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a ramus, or branching

Ancestry of “ramal”, step by step

ramal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English AL

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishALInitialism of assembly language; Initialism of...
2Dutchalall, all of; already; yet
3Middle Dutchalall, all of; completely; even though, no matter...
4Old Dutchāl—
5Proto-West Germanicallall
6Proto-Germanicallazall
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via English ramus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishramusA small spray or twig; A branching, as of nerves...
2Latinrāmus—
3Proto-Italic*wrād-mo-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

Words derived from “ramal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →