ramson

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*kermus-
2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*hramusô“onion, leek”
3. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*hramusō
4. English todayramson

Back-formation from ramsons; compare Middle English ramson (originally plural, taken as singular); Old English hramesan, plural of hramsa (“onion, broad-leafed garlic”), from Proto-West Germanic *hramusō, from Proto-Germanic *hramusô (“onion, leek”), from Proto-Indo-European *kermus-, *kremus- (“wild garlic”). Cognate with Scots ramps (“wild garlic”), Dutch rams (“ramson”), Danish rams (“ramson”), Swedish ramslök (“wild garlic”). See buckrams.

Words from the same roots