Where does “ramskin” come from?

ramskin (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;...

ramskin (English): The skin of a ram

Definitions

  1. The skin of a ram

Ancestry of “ramskin”, step by step

ramskin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Ram

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRamsomeone connected with Derby County Football...
2Middle Englishrammale sheep, ram; Aries; pile driver, battering...
3Old Englishrammram; battering ram
4Proto-West Germanic*rammstrong
5Proto-Germanicrammazstrong; overbearing; acrid; rank; A male sheep;...

via English Skin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSkinThe outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human
2Middle EnglishskynThe skin; A layer or cover located in the inside...
Every word from Proto-Germanic rammaz →