Where does “ramsons” come from?

ramsons (English) comes 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.

ramsons (English): A wild relative of chives, "Allium ursinum",...

Definitions

  1. A wild relative of chives, "Allium ursinum",...

Ancestry of “ramsons”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishramsons—
2Old Englishhramsan—
3Old Englishhramsaonion; garlic, ramsons, wild garlic, "Allium...
4Proto-Germanic*hramusō—
5Proto-Germanichramusôramson, wild garlic
6Proto-Indo-Europeankremus-wild garlic

Words derived from “ramsons”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kremus- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hramusô →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hramusō →