Where does “ramson” come from?

ramson (English) comes from English ramsons, from Middle English ramsons, from Old English hramsan, from Old English hramsa, from Proto-Germanic *hramusō, from Proto-Germanic hramusô, from Proto-Indo-European kremus- — wild garlic.

ramson (English): A plant, "Allium ursinum", a wild relative of...

Definitions

  1. A plant, "Allium ursinum", a wild relative of...

Ancestry of “ramson”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishramsonsA wild relative of chives, "Allium ursinum",...
2Middle Englishramsons—
3Old Englishhramsan—
4Old Englishhramsaonion; garlic, ramsons, wild garlic, "Allium...
5Proto-Germanic*hramusō—
6Proto-Germanichramusôramson, wild garlic
7Proto-Indo-Europeankremus-wild garlic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kremus- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hramusô →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hramusō →