Where does “jumble” come from?

Jumble comes from Middle English jumblen, from Middle English jumbren, from Middle English jumpren, from Middle English jumpen.

jumble (English): To mix or confuse; To meet or unite in a confused...

Definitions

  1. To mix or confuse; To meet or unite in a confused...

Ancestry of “jumble”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishjumbelen—
2Middle Englishjumpento walk quickly, run, jump; to jump

Words derived from “jumble”

Every word from Middle English jumpen →Every word from Middle English jumbelen →