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bumblebee — 1520s, replacing M.E. humbul be, altered by association with M.E. bombeln to boom, buzz, echoic, from PIE echoic root *kem to hum … Etymology dictionary
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Humblebee — Hum ble*bee , n. [OE. humbilbee, hombulbe; cf. D. hommel, G. hummel, OHG. humbal, Dan. humle, Sw. humla; perh. akin to hum. [root]15. Cf. {Bumblebee}.] (Zo[ o]l.) The bumblebee. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
