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Where does “fummeln” come from?

fummeln (German) comes from Middle Low German fummelen.

fummeln (German): to fumble; to fiddle; to make out

Definitions

  1. to fumble; to fiddle; to make out

Ancestry of “fummeln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanfummelen—

Words derived from “fummeln”

  • fummelig
  • befummeln
Every word from Middle Low German fummelen →