Where does “rampand” come from?
rampand (Middle English) comes from Middle English rampen, from Old French ramper, from Frankish rampōn, from Frankish rampa, from Proto-Germanic hrempaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
Ancestry of “rampand”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | rampen | to rise by climbing, shoot up, sprout, sty,... |
| 2 | Old French | ramper | to climb; to ascend; to go up |
| 3 | Frankish | rampōn | — |
| 4 | Frankish | rampa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hrempaną | to bend, curve, make waves, wrinkle; to curve,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kreb- | to turn; to touch; to turn, bend, shrink, rotate,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |