Where does “ramson” come from?

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

ramson (Middle English): ramsons (Allium ursinum)

Definitions

  1. ramsons (Allium ursinum)

Ancestry of “ramson”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ramson”

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