Where does “ramsen” come from?

ramsen (Middle English) comes from Old English hramsan, from Old English hramsa, from Proto-Germanic *hramusō, from Proto-Germanic hramusô, from Proto-Indo-European kremus- — wild garlic.

ramsen (Middle English): wild garlic

Definitions

  1. wild garlic

Ancestry of “ramsen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhramsan—
2Old Englishhramsaonion; garlic, ramsons, wild garlic, "Allium...
3Proto-Germanic*hramusō—
4Proto-Germanichramusôramson, wild garlic
5Proto-Indo-Europeankremus-wild garlic

Words derived from “ramsen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kremus- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hramusô →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hramusō →