Where does “rampageousness” come from?
rampageousness (English) comes from English rampageous, from English rampage, from Middle English ramp, from Old French ramper, from Frankish rampōn, from Frankish rampa, from Proto-Germanic hrempaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb- — to cut, cut off, sever.
rampageousness (English): The quality of being rampageous
Definitions
- The quality of being rampageous
Ancestry of “rampageousness”, step by step
rampageousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rampageous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rampageous | Violent and boisterous; unruly |
| 2 | English | rampage | A course of violent, frenzied action; To move... |
| 3 | Middle English | ramp | rave, rush wildly about |
| 4 | Old French | ramper | to climb; to ascend; to go up |
| 5 | Frankish | rampōn | — |
| 6 | Frankish | rampa | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hrempaną | to bend, curve, make waves, wrinkle; to curve,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kreb- | to turn; to touch; to turn, bend, shrink, rotate,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |