tumble
English
/ˈtʌmbl̩/
noun
Definitions
- A fall, especially end over end.
- A disorderly heap.
- (informal) An act of sexual intercourse.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English tumblen (fall over and over again, tumble), tumben (fall, leap, dance) derived from Old English tumbian (tumble, leap, dance about, dance) derived from Proto-Germanic *tūmōną (rotate, turn, turn round).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*tūmōną
Gloss
rotate, turn, turn round
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
🙃
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- atumble English
- betumble English
- bug English
- detumble English
- down English
- dung English
- home English
- log English
- tumb English
- tumblebug English
- tumbledown English
- tumbledung English
- tumblehome English
- tumblelog English
- tumbler English
- tumbler-washer English
- tumblerful English
- tumblesome English
- tumblest English
- tumbleth English
- tumbleweed English
- tumbling English
- tumbly English
- weed English
- taumeln German
- tuimelen Dutch, Flemish
- *tūmōną Proto-Germanic
- tumbere Old English
- tumbian Old English
- tumben Middle English
- tumblen Middle English
- tumelen Middle Dutch
- tūmeln Middle High German
- ટમલર Gujarati
- *tūmōn, *tumon Frankish
- toumber xno