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Where does “ramsons” come from?

ramsons (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.

Ancestry of “ramsons”, 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 “ramsons”

  • ramsons
  • ramson
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