Where does “brumme” come from?

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

brumme (Pennsylvania German): to hum; to buzz; to grumble

Definitions

  1. to hum; to buzz; to grumble

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 →