English
ramsons
Ramsons comes from Middle English ramson ‘wild garlic’, from Proto-Germanic *hramusô ‘onion’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kremus-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kremus-reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hramusô‘onion’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hramusō‘ramson, wild garlic’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hramsa‘wild garlic’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150hramsannominative plural of hramsa
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500ramson‘wild garlic’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500ramsonsplural of ramson
- Englishtodayramsons
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kremus-reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hramusô‘onion’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hramusō‘ramson, wild garlic’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hramsa‘wild garlic’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150hramsannominative plural of hramsa
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500ramson‘wild garlic’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500ramsonsplural of ramson
- Englishtodayramsons
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *kremus-
Today it means
noun A wild relative of chives, of species Allium ursinum, having edible leaves and roots.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kremus- / ramsons