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Where does “Trommel” come from?

Trommel (German) comes from Middle High German trummel, from Old High German trumme.

Trommel (German): drum; barrel

Definitions

  1. drum; barrel

Ancestry of “Trommel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantrummel—
2Old High Germantrumme—

Words derived from “Trommel”

  • trommel
  • Trommelralle
  • tørketrommel
  • trommel
  • tørketrommel
  • trommel
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