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Proto-Germanic: *mampian- vb.; *mump=
Meaning: mock, scoff
Gothic: *bi-mampjan wk. `mock, scoff at'
English: mumble
Dutch: { mompelen }
German: { mumpfen, mumpfeln `mumble' }
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Proto-IE: *mebh-
Meaning: to shame, to scold
Old Greek: mémphomai̯, mémpsasthai̯, p. memphtē̂nai̯ `tadeln, vorwerfen, unzufrieden sein, sich beklagen', mémpsi-s f. `Tadel, Vorwurf, Beschwerde', momphǟ́ `id.'
Celtic: *mebl- > OIr mebul `Schande'; mēlacht `Schimpf, Schande', Ir meabhal `Verrat'; Cymr mefl `Schimpf, Schande', Corn meul `Schimpf, Schande'
Russ. meaning: стыдить, ругать
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Number: 1275
Root: membh-
English meaning: to reproach
German meaning: `tadeln'?
Material: Gr. μέμφομαι `tadle', μομφή `Tadel, Vorwurf'; got. bi-mampjan `verspotten, verhöhnen'; hat air. mebul `Schande', nir. meabhal `Verrat', cymr. mefl, corn. meul ds., kelt. -bl- aus -mbl-?? Zum got. p vgl. Specht Idg. Dekl. 261, Anm. 1.
References: WP. II 261 f.
Pages: 725
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