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Where does “ramsouns” come from?

ramsouns (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 “ramsouns”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishramson—
2Middle Englishramese—
3Old Englishhramsaonion; garlic, ramsons, wild garlic, "Allium...
4Proto-Germanic*hramusō—
5Proto-Germanichramusôramson, wild garlic
6Proto-Indo-Europeankremus-wild garlic

Words derived from “ramsouns”

  • ramsons
  • ramson
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