Where does “ramen” come from?

ramen (Middle English) comes from Old English hrāmian, from Proto-Germanic hraimōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerey- — to scream, screech; to scream, caw.

ramen (Middle English): to roam, ramble; to cry out, scream

Definitions

  1. to roam, ramble; to cry out, scream

Ancestry of “ramen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhrāmian—
2Proto-Germanichraimōnąto scream
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kerey-to scream, screech; to scream, caw

Words derived from “ramen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hraimōną →Every word from Old English hrāmian →