Where does “bumel” come from?
bumel (Betawi) comes from Dutch boemeltrein, from Dutch trein, from Middle French train, from Old French train, from Old French traïner, from Vulgar Latin traginare, from Latin tragēre, from Latin trahere — to run.
bumel (Betawi): locomotive
Definitions
- locomotive
Ancestry of “bumel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | boemeltrein | local train, commuter train, train that calls at... |
| 2 | Dutch | trein | train; train, convoy, retinue, procession |
| 3 | Middle French | train | — |
| 4 | Old French | train | a delay, a drawing out |
| 5 | Old French | traïner | Alternative form of trainer; to pull out, to draw |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | traginare | present active infinitive of *traginō |
| 7 | Latin | tragēre | — |
| 8 | Latin | trahere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | traho | I drag, pull; I trail; I extract, withdraw |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | traɣō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tregʰ- | to drag, pull?; to run, walk |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰregʰ- | to run |