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Where does “rumblesome” come from?

rumblesome (English) comes from English rumble, from Middle English rumblen, from Middle English romen, from Old English rāmian, from Proto-Germanic raimōną, from Proto-Germanic raim-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reyH-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

rumblesome (English): Characterised or marked by rumbling

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by rumbling

Ancestry of “rumblesome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrumbleA low, heavy, continuous sound, such as that of...
2Middle Englishrumblen—
3Middle Englishromento roam
4Old Englishrāmian—
5Proto-Germanicraimōnąto wander
6Proto-Germanicraim-to move, raise
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reyH-to move, set in motion; to flow, stream ; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...
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