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
- to roam, ramble; to cry out, scream
Ancestry of “ramen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | hrāmian | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hraimōną | to scream |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kerey- | to scream, screech; to scream, caw |
Words derived from “ramen”