Where does “tombe” come from?

tombe (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch tombe, from Old French tombe, from Latin tumba, from Ancient Greek τύμβος, from Proto-Indo-European tūm-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

tombe (Dutch): tomb

Definitions

  1. tomb

Ancestry of “tombe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchtombe—
2Old Frenchtombe—
3Latintumbatomb
4Ancient Greekτύμβοςfuneral mound, tomb, grave
5Proto-Indo-Europeantūm-to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be...
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tūm- →Every word from Ancient Greek τύμβος →