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Where does “brommen” come from?

brommen (Dutch) comes from German brummen, from Middle High German brummen, from Old High German *brummōn, from Proto-West Germanic *brummōn.

brommen (Dutch): to mutter, to mumble; to hum, to buzz; to brag,...

Definitions

  1. to mutter, to mumble; to hum, to buzz; to brag,...

Ancestry of “brommen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbrummento growl; to hum; to boom
2Middle High Germanbrummendrone, grumble
3Old High German*brummōn—
4Proto-West Germanic*brummōn—

Words derived from “brommen”

  • bromfiets
  • brommer
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *brummōn →