Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hummōną
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *km̥H-néh₂-ti, probably onomatopoeic from a root *kemH- (“to hum”). Cognate with Lithuanian kìmti (“wheeze, become hoarse”), kimùs (“hoarse”), Proto-Slavic *čьmèľь (“bumblebee”), *komãrъ (“mosquito”).
Verb
[edit]*hummōną
- to hum
Inflection
[edit]Conjugation of *hummōną (weak class 2)
Related terms
[edit]- *humelaz (“bumblebee”)