From Middle English ram, rom, ramme, from Old English ramm ("ram"), from Proto-Germanic *rammaz ("ram"), possibly from *rammaz. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Rom, Dutch ram, German Ramm, Ramme. Possibly akin also to Danish ram, Swedish ram, Faroese ramur, Icelandic rammur.
From Middle English rammen, from the noun (see above). Compare Old High German rammen.
Likely from Old Norse ramr, rammr, from Proto-Germanic *rammaz, perhaps ultimately related to Etymology 1 above. Compare Scots ram. Compare also Middle English rammish.
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