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Where does “rammen” come from?

rammen (German) comes from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

rammen (German): to ram

Definitions

  1. to ram

Ancestry of “rammen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-enA suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A...
2Middle High German-en—
3Old High German-īn—
4Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “rammen”

  • ramme
  • Rammbock
  • rambuk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →