Where does “ram” come from?
ram (Middle English) comes from Old English ramm, from Proto-West Germanic *ramm, from Proto-Germanic rammaz — strong; overbearing; acrid; rank; A male sheep;...
ram (Middle English): male sheep, ram; Aries; pile driver, battering...
Definitions
- male sheep, ram; Aries; pile driver, battering...
Ancestry of “ram”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | ramm | ram; battering ram |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *ramm | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rammaz | strong; overbearing; acrid; rank; A male sheep;... |