An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/murmeln

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, M
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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2548774An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, M — murmelnJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

murmeln, verb, ‘to murmur,’ from Middle High German murmeln, Old High German murmulôn, with the parallel form murmurôn, ‘to murmur, grumble’; either from Latin murmurare, or rather a native onomatopoetic form. See murren.