Where does “humbul-be” come from?

humbul-be (Middle English) comes from Middle English humble, from Old French humble, from Latin humilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

humbul-be (Middle English): bumblebee

Definitions

  1. bumblebee

Ancestry of “humbul-be”, step by step

humbul-be traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English humble

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhumble—
2Old FrenchhumbleAlternative form of umble
3Latinhumilislow, lowly, small, slight; shallow; base, mean,...
4Latin-ilis-ile
5Proto-Italic-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-elis—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Middle English be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishbeAlternative form of been; Alternative form of...
2Old EnglishbēoI become, I will be, I am; bee
3Proto-West Germanic*bijābee
4Proto-Germanicbijōbee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰī-to hit, to pierce

Words derived from “humbul-be”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin humilis →