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Where does “brummen” come from?

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

brummen (Middle High German): drone, grumble

Definitions

  1. drone, grumble

Ancestry of “brummen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High German*brummōn—
2Proto-West Germanic*brummōn—

Words derived from “brummen”

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