Where does “rams” come from?

rams (English) comes from English ram, from Middle English ram, from Old English ramm, from Proto-West Germanic *ramm, from Proto-Germanic rammaz — strong; overbearing; acrid; rank; A male sheep;...

rams (English): plural of ram; A French trick-taking card game...

Definitions

  1. plural of ram; A French trick-taking card game...

Ancestry of “rams”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishramA male sheep, typically uncastrated; A battering...
2Middle Englishrammale sheep, ram; Aries; pile driver, battering...
3Old Englishrammram; battering ram
4Proto-West Germanic*rammstrong
5Proto-Germanicrammazstrong; overbearing; acrid; rank; A male sheep;...
Every word from Proto-Germanic rammaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ramm →Every word from Old English ramm →
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