Where does “Ramsch” come from?

Ramsch (German) comes from French rams, from French ramasser, from French amasser, from Old French amasser — to collect up; to get together.

Ramsch (German): junk; In the card game skat, an unofficial round...

Definitions

  1. junk; In the card game skat, an unofficial round...

Ancestry of “Ramsch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrams—
2Frenchramasserto pick up; to collect, gather; to huddle up, to...
3Frenchamasserto amass; to gather up
4Old Frenchamasserto collect up; to get together

Words derived from “Ramsch”

Every word from Old French amasser →