Where does “tumbe” come from?

tumbe (Anglo-Norman) comes from Latin tumba, from Ancient Greek τύμβος, from Proto-Indo-European tūm-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

tumbe (Anglo-Norman): tomb

Definitions

  1. tomb

Ancestry of “tumbe”, step by step

tumbe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin tumba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintumbatomb
2Ancient Greekτύμβοςfuneral mound, tomb, grave
3Proto-Indo-Europeantūm-to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be...
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Late Latin tumba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latintumba—

Words derived from “tumbe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tūm- →Every word from Ancient Greek τύμβος →