Where does “rampa” come from?

rampa (Spanish) comes from French rampe, from French ramper, from Middle French ramper, from Old French ramper, from Frankish rampōn, from Frankish rampa, from Proto-Germanic hrempaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb- — to cut, cut off, sever.

rampa (Spanish): ramp; cramp

Definitions

  1. ramp; cramp

Ancestry of “rampa”, step by step

rampa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via French rampe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchramperamp
2Frenchramperto crawl, worm (along); to creep
3Middle Frenchramperto crawl
4Old Frenchramperto climb; to ascend; to go up
5Frankishrampōn
6Frankishrampa
7Proto-Germanichrempanąto bend, curve, make waves, wrinkle; to curve,...
8Proto-Indo-European(s)kreb-to turn; to touch; to turn, bend, shrink, rotate,...
9Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
10Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Frankish krampa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishkrampacramp
2Proto-Germanickrampōcramp; clasp
3Proto-Germanickrampôcramp
4Proto-Indo-Europeangrem-to bind together, unite; lap, pile, heap
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Gothic *𐌺𐍂𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌰

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothic*𐌺𐍂𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌰

Words derived from “rampa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb-