Where does “rom” come from?

rom (Middle English) comes from Old English ramm, from Proto-West Germanic *ramm, from Proto-Germanic rammaz — strong; overbearing; acrid; rank; A male sheep;...

Ancestry of “rom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrammram; battering ram
2Proto-West Germanic*rammstrong
3Proto-Germanicrammazstrong; overbearing; acrid; rank; A male sheep;...

Words derived from “rom”

Every word from Proto-Germanic rammaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ramm →Every word from Old English ramm →