Where does “ramen” come from?

ramen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch rāmon, from Proto-Germanic rēmijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reyH-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

ramen (Middle Dutch): to aim, to strive for, to guess

Definitions

  1. to aim, to strive for, to guess

Ancestry of “ramen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchrāmon—
2Proto-Germanicrēmijaną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reyH-to move, set in motion
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

Words derived from “ramen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rēmijaną →