Etymograph

English

ramraid

From ram + raid.

A compound of ram + raid

Proto-Germanic *rammaz

Old English ramm

Middle English ram ‘male sheep, ram’

English ram

Proto-Indo-European *Hreydʰ- ‘to set in motion, ride’

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Proto-West Germanic *raidu ‘riding, ride’

Old English rād ‘a riding, an expedition on horseback, road’

Northern Middle English rade

Scots raid

English raid

Today it means

verb To break into premises, for the purpose of robbery, by ramming a heavy vehicle through a door, window or wall.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “ramraid”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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