Where does “ramn” come from?

ramn (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse hrafn, from Proto-Norse ᚺᚨᚱᚨᛒᚨᚾᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic hrabnaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

ramn (Norwegian Nynorsk): raven, Corvus corax

Definitions

  1. raven, Corvus corax

Ancestry of “ramn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehrafnraven
2Proto-Norseᚺᚨᚱᚨᛒᚨᚾᚨᛉraven
3Proto-Germanichrabnazraven
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →