brummen
German (Berlin)
/ˈbʁʊmən/
verb-weak
Definitions
- (bear etc.) to growl
- to hum
- (of a business) to boom
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German brummen (drone, grumble) derived from Proto-Germanic *brummōną (hum, growl, drone) root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrem- (make noise, ramble, buzz, make a noise, hum).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*bʰrem-
Gloss
make noise, ramble, buzz, make a noise, hum
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- abrim English
- brim English
- brimless English
- brimmer English
- brimmeth English
- broadbrim English
- overbrim English
- underbrim English
- fremere Latin
- fremo Latin
- Brummbär German
- Brummer German
- Bär German
- Gebrumm German
- brummig German
- brommen Dutch, Flemish
- βρέμω Ancient Greek
- *bʰrem- Proto-Indo-European
- *bramjaną Proto-Germanic
- *bremaną Proto-Germanic
- *brummōną Proto-Germanic
- *brēm- Proto-Germanic
- *brōmiz Proto-Germanic
- भ्रमर Sanskrit
- भ्रमरक Sanskrit
- brim Middle English
- brummen Middle High German
- brummen Middle Low German