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Where does “hummeler” come from?

hummeler (English) comes from English hummel, from Middle English hamelen, from Old English hamelian, from Proto-Germanic hamalōną, from Proto-Germanic hamalaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-olo-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- — to cover, conceal; hornless.

hummeler (English): One who, or a machine which, hummels

Definitions

  1. One who, or a machine which, hummels

Ancestry of “hummeler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhummelA stag that has failed to grow antlers; a cow...
2Middle EnglishhamelenTo maim, to mutilate; To cut short, to truncate
3Old Englishhamelianto mutilate
4Proto-Germanichamalōnąto mutilate
5Proto-Germanichamalazmutilated, truncated
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-olo-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless
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