hramsa

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hramusô (“onion, leek”), from Proto-Indo-European *kermus-, *kremus- (“onion”). Akin to Old High German ramese (German Rams), Old Irish crem (“wild garlic”), Ancient Greek κρόμυον (krómuon, “onion”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈr̥ɑmzɑ/

Noun

hramsa m

  1. onion
  2. garlic, ramsons, wild garlic, Allium ursinum

Declension

Descendants

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