humblebee

Etymology

From Middle English humbul-be, humbulbe, hombul-be, from *humbul (“bumblebee”) + be (“bee”). See also West Frisian hommel (“bumblebee”), Dutch hommel (“bumblebee”), German Low German Hummel (“bumblebee”), German Hummel (“bumblebee”), Swedish humla (“bumblebee”), Norwegian humle (“bumblebee”); also cognate with Dutch hommelbij (“bumblebee”), Danish humlebi (“bumblebee”). Compare also English humble (“to hum”).

humblebee means A bumblebee. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.

noun

A bumblebee.“The Fox, the Ape, and the Humble-Bee, Were ſtill at oddes being but three.”