Where does “ramper” come from?
ramper (Old French) comes from Frankish rampōn, from Frankish rampa, from Proto-Germanic hrempaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
ramper (Old French): to climb; to ascend; to go up
Definitions
- to climb; to ascend; to go up
Ancestry of “ramper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Frankish | rampōn | — |
| 2 | Frankish | rampa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hrempaną | to bend, curve, make waves, wrinkle; to curve,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kreb- | to turn; to touch; to turn, bend, shrink, rotate,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
Words derived from “ramper”