Where does “Hummel” come from?

Hummel (German) comes from Middle High German humbel, from Old High German humbal.

Hummel (German): bumblebee

Definitions

  1. bumblebee

Ancestry of “Hummel”, step by step

Hummel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German humbel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhumbel—
2Old High Germanhumbal—

via Middle High German hummel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhummel—
2Old High Germanhumbalo—
Every word from Old High German humbal →Every word from Middle High German humbel →