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Where does “grommeler” come from?

grommeler (Middle French) comes from Old French grumeler, from Middle Dutch grommelen, from Middle Dutch grommen — to growl.

Ancestry of “grommeler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgrumelerto murmur, grumble
2Middle Dutchgrommelento murmur, mutter, grunt
3Middle Dutchgrommento growl

Words derived from “grommeler”

  • grumbling
  • grumble
  • grumbler
  • grumblingly
  • grumbly
  • grumbleth
  • grumblest
  • grumblesome
  • grommeler
  • grommellement
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