tumben

Middle English

verb

Definitions

to fall, tumble

Etymology

Derived from Old English tumbian (tumble, leap, dance about, dance) derived from Proto-Germanic *tūmōną (rotate, turn, turn round) derived from toumber (fall) derived from Old French tumber.

Origin

Old French

tumber

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

tumb English
tumble English
tumbling English
*tūmōną Proto-Germanic
tumbere Old English
tumbian Old English
tumblen Middle English
tumber Old French
tumelen Middle Dutch
tomber Middle French
*tūmōn, *tumon Frankish
toumber xno

tumblen