Where does “grumbli” come from?

grumbli (Esperanto) comes from English grumble, from Middle French grommeler, from Old French grumeler, from Middle Dutch grommelen, from Middle Dutch grommen — to growl.

grumbli (Esperanto): to grumble

Definitions

  1. to grumble

Ancestry of “grumbli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgrumbleA low thundering, rumbling or growling sound; The...
2Middle Frenchgrommeler—
3Old Frenchgrumelerto murmur, grumble
4Middle Dutchgrommelento murmur, mutter, grunt
5Middle Dutchgrommento growl

Words derived from “grumbli”

Every word from Middle Dutch grommen →Every word from Middle Dutch grommelen →Every word from Old French grumeler →