An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/wimmeln

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2508582An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W — wimmeln1891John Francis Davis

​ wimmeln, vb., ‘to swarm, teem with,’ from late MidHG. (MidG.) wimmen, ‘to be astir, swarm.’ From the same root wem (wam) are derived the equiv. OHG. wimidôn and wimizzen (wamezzen). OHG. wiuman, ‘to swarm with,’ seems to be a reduplicated present of the same root wen (we-wm-).

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