Where does “ram” come from?

ram (German) 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;...

Ancestry of “ram”, step by step

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;...
Every word from Proto-Germanic rammaz →