hommel.
bumblebee (bee of the genus Bombus)
Meaning & usage
bumblebee (bee of the genus Bombus)
drone (male bee)
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch hommel. Likely an onomatopoeic derivation from a verb and the archaic diminutive suffix -el (see Dutch -el). Cognate with Middle Low German homel, Old High German humbal, German Hummel, West Frisian hommel, Middle English humbil, English humblebee, Norwegian humle, Swedish humla. See also hommelen, hommeles and German hummeln.
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