hommel

1. (feminine) bumblebee (bee of the genus Bombus)
2. (archaic, feminine) drone (male bee)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɦɔ.məl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: hommel

Cognate with Middle Low German: homel

Cognate with Old High German: humbal

Cognate with German: Hummel

Cognate with Western Frisian: hommel

Cognate with Middle English: humbil

Cognate with English: humblebee

Cognate with Norwegian: humle

Cognate with Swedish: humla

Cognate with German: hummeln

In summary

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.

Concepts

bumblebee

humblebee

cockchafer

drone

humble-bee

male bee

Synonyms

dar

aardhommel