*humelaz

Runic: ᚺᚢᛗᛖᛚᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈxu.me.lɑz/

noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

bumblebee

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *km̥H-el-os (‘bumblebee’), probably onomatopoeic from a root *kemH- (‘to hum’). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *čьmèľь (‘bumblebee’), *komãrъ (‘mosquito’), Lithuanian kamãnė, Old Prussian camus (‘bumblebee’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.humelazhumelōz, humelōs
Acc.humeląhumelanz
Gen.humelas, humelishumelǫ̂
Dat.humelaihumelamaz
Inst.humelōhumelamiz
Voc.humelhumelōz, humelōs

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Descendants

  • *humel (Proto-West Germanic)
    • homele, homelte (Middle Low German)
  • *humel (Proto-West Germanic)
    • homel (Middle Dutch)
      • hommel (Dutch)
  • *humel (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *humbel (Old English)
      • myōð-umbel (Old English)
  • *humel (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *humbel (Old English)
      • humbul-bē (Middle English)
        • bumblebee (English)
        • bumbee (Scots)
        • bumble-bee (Yola)
  • *humel (Proto-West Germanic)
    • humbal, humbala, humbalo (Old High German)
      • humbel, hummel (Middle High German)
        • Hummel (German)
  • humla (Old Norse)
    • humle, humlebi (Danish)
    • humla (Faroese)
    • humla (Icelandic)
    • humle (Norwegian Bokmål)
    • humle (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  • humla (Old Norse)
    • humbla (Old Swedish)
      • humla (Swedish)

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