Where does “brumme” come from?

brumme (Hunsrik) comes from Middle High German brummen, from Old High German *brummōn, from Proto-West Germanic *brummōn — to drone, hum, growl.

brumme (Hunsrik): to hum

Definitions

  1. to hum

Ancestry of “brumme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbrummendrone, grumble
2Old High German*brummōn—
3Proto-West Germanic*brummōnto drone, hum, growl
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *brummōn →Every word from Old High German *brummōn →Every word from Middle High German brummen →
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