Where does “rámbut” come from?
rámbut (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami rámbi, from Finnish rampa, from Proto-Germanic krampaz — curved.
rámbut (Northern Sami): to be crippled, to be maimed
Definitions
- to be crippled, to be maimed
Ancestry of “rámbut”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Northern Sami | rámbi | cripple, lame person, invalid |
| 2 | Finnish | rampa | Physically lame; A lame person |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | krampaz | curved |