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Where does “brommer” come from?

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

brommer (Dutch): moped; one who hums, buzzes, drones; infertile...

Definitions

  1. moped; one who hums, buzzes, drones; infertile...

Ancestry of “brommer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbrommento mutter, to mumble; to hum, to buzz; to brag,...
2Germanbrummento growl; to hum; to boom
3Middle High Germanbrummendrone, grumble
4Old High German*brummōn—
5Proto-West Germanic*brummōn—
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