From Middle English humbul-be, humbulbe, hombul-be, from *humbul (compare West Frisian hommel, Dutch hommel, German Low German Hummel, German Hummel, Swedish humla, Norwegian humle) + be. Cognate with Dutch hommelbij, Danish humlebi. Compare also English humble.
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