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JoannesL
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Ramp

Postby JoannesL » Mon Feb 08, 2021 5:48 pm

Another simple word for which I don't see a clear origin. In Dutch "ramp" means "disaster".
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Re: Ramp

Postby Slava » Mon Feb 08, 2021 9:26 pm

This is gone over in the Word History for Rampageous. I'm none too clear on how we get from bounding or rushing wildly to a gentle incline, but that's language.
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