Where does “Ramschladen” come from?

Ramschladen (German) comes from German lāden, from Middle High German laden, from Old High German ladōn, from Proto-West Germanic laþōn, from Proto-Germanic laþōną, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Ramschladen (German): junk shop, variety store

Definitions

  1. junk shop, variety store

Ancestry of “Ramschladen”, step by step

Ramschladen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German lāden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlāden—
2Middle High Germanladen—
3Old High Germanladōn—
4Proto-West Germaniclaþōnto invite
5Proto-Germaniclaþōnąto invite, to call
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

via German Ramsch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRamschjunk; In the card game skat, an unofficial round...
2Frenchrams—
3Frenchramasserto pick up; to collect, gather; to huddle up, to...
4Frenchamasserto amass; to gather up
5Old Frenchamasserto collect up; to get together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →