Where does “brumme” come from?

brumme (Danish) comes from Middle Low German brummen, from Old Saxon *brummōn, from Proto-West Germanic *brummōn — to drone, hum, growl.

brumme (Danish): to buzz; to hum; to growl

Definitions

  1. to buzz; to hum; to growl

Ancestry of “brumme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbrummen—
2Old Saxon*brummōn—
3Proto-West Germanic*brummōnto drone, hum, growl
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *brummōn →Every word from Old Saxon *brummōn →Every word from Middle Low German brummen →