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Where does “brummen” come from?

brummen (German) comes from Middle High German brummen, from Old High German *brummōn, from Proto-West Germanic *brummōn.

brummen (German): to growl; to hum; to boom

Definitions

  1. to growl; to hum; to boom

Ancestry of “brummen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbrummendrone, grumble
2Old High German*brummōn—
3Proto-West Germanic*brummōn—

Words derived from “brummen”

  • brummig
  • brommer
  • brommen
  • bromfiets
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *brummōn →