An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/wimmeln

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

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2550252An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W — wimmelnJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

wimmeln, verb, ‘to swarm, teem with,’ from late Middle High German (Middle German) wimmen, ‘to be astir, swarm.’ From the same root wem (wam) are derived the equivalent Old High German wimidôn and wimizzen (wamezzen). Old High German wiuman, ‘to swarm with,’ seems to be a reduplicated present of the same root wen (we-wm-).