Where does “tamboer” come from?

tamboer (Dutch) comes from French tambour, from Arabic طُنْبُور, from Persian دنب بره — lamb's tail.

tamboer (Dutch): marching drum

Definitions

  1. marching drum

Ancestry of “tamboer”, step by step

tamboer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French tambour

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtambourdrum; tambour
2Arabicطُنْبُور—
3Persianدنب برهlamb's tail

via Middle Dutch tamboere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchtamboere—
2Old Frenchtambour—

Words derived from “tamboer”

Every word from Persian دنب بره →Every word from Arabic طُنْبُور →Every word from French tambour →