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
- plural of ram; A French trick-taking card game...
Ancestry of “rams”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ram | A male sheep, typically uncastrated; A battering... |
| 2 | Middle English | ram | male sheep, ram; Aries; pile driver, battering... |
| 3 | Old English | ramm | ram; battering ram |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ramm | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rammaz | strong; overbearing; acrid; rank; A male sheep;... |