Where does “ram” come from?

ram (Indonesian) comes from Dutch raam, from Middle Dutch rame, from Old Saxon hrama, from Proto-West Germanic *hramu — (timber) frame.

ram (Indonesian): rumbling, roaring

Definitions

  1. rumbling, roaring

Ancestry of “ram”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchraamwindow; frame, framework, context; estimate
2Middle Dutchrame—
3Old Saxonhramaframe, framework
4Proto-West Germanic*hramu(timber) frame
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hramu →