Where does “rampantness” come from?
rampantness (English) comes from English rampant, from Middle English rampand, from Middle English rampen, 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.
rampantness (English): Quality of being rampant
Definitions
- Quality of being rampant
Ancestry of “rampantness”, step by step
rampantness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rampant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rampant | Rearing on both hind legs with the forelegs... |
| 2 | Middle English | rampand | — |
| 3 | Middle English | rampen | to rise by climbing, shoot up, sprout, sty,... |
| 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 |