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
Ancestry of “rampantness”, step by step
| 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 |