Where does “ramesones” come from?
ramesones (Middle English) comes from Middle English ramson, from Middle English ramese, from Old English hramsa, from Proto-Germanic *hramusō, from Proto-Germanic hramusô, from Proto-Indo-European kremus- — wild garlic.
Ancestry of “ramesones”, step by step
ramesones traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English ramson
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | ramson | ramsons (Allium ursinum) |
| 2 | Middle English | ramese | ramsons (Allium ursinum) |
| 3 | Old English | hramsa | onion; garlic, ramsons, wild garlic, "Allium... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *hramusō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hramusô | ramson, wild garlic |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kremus- | wild garlic |