Etymology

hummer

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Today it means: One who hums. Full definition →

First used early 20th centuryProto-Germanic *hugô
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hummer · noun1

From hum + -er.

hummer · interjection2

Unknown

Hummer · noun3

From Humvee + -er.

Hummer · proper noun4

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*hugô
  2. English todayHummer

From the German and West Frisian surname, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hugô, *hugiz (“mind”) + *mērijaz (“famous”). Related to Hugh and the first element of Merovingian.

First known use, by meaning

  • early 20th century A place, event etc. that is bustling or full of activity.

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