Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗A male sheep, typically uncastrated. · A battering ram; a heavy object used for breaking through doors. · A warship intended to sink other ships by ramming them. · A reinforced section of the bow of a warship, intended to be used for ramming other ships.
From Middle English ram, rom, ramme, from Old English ramm (“ram”), from Proto-Germanic *rammaz (“ram”), possibly from *rammaz (“strong”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Rom (“ram”), Dutch ram (“a male sheep”), German Ramm, Ramme (“ram”). Possibly akin also to Danish ram (“sharp; acrid; rank”), Swedish ram (“strong; perfect”), Faroese ramur (“strong; competent”), Icelandic rammur (“strong; sturdy”).
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- Inherited-form mentionramenm
- Inherited-form mentionrammang
- Inherited-form mention*rammazgem-pro
- Cognate mentionRomstq · ram
- Cognate mentionramnl · a male sheep
- Cognate mentionRammde
- Cognate mentionramda · sharp; acrid; rank
- Cognate mentionramsv · strong; perfect
- Cognate mentionramurfo · strong; competent
- Cognate mentionrammuris · strong; sturdy
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