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Where does “crammian” come from?

crammian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *krammōn, from Proto-Germanic krammōną, from Proto-Indo-European *gromH-néh₂-ti.

crammian (Old English): to cram; stuff

Definitions

  1. to cram; stuff

Ancestry of “crammian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*krammōn—
2Proto-Germanickrammōną—
3Proto-Indo-European*gromH-néh₂-ti—

Words derived from “crammian”

  • cram
  • crammer
  • cramdown
  • crammeth
  • overcram
  • crammable
  • crammest
  • crammen
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