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bumblebee (n.)
[bumblebee 词源字典]
also
bumble-bee
, 1520s, replacing Middle English
humbul-be
(altered by association with Middle English
bombeln
"to boom, buzz," late 14c.); echoic, from PIE echoic root
*kem
"to hum."
[bumblebee etymology, bumblebee origin, 英语词源]