Where does “tummler” come from?

tummler (English) comes from Yiddish טומלער, from Yiddish טומלען, from Middle High German tūmeln, from Old High German tūmilōn, from Old High German tūmōn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

tummler (English): An employee - usually male - of a Borscht Belt...

Definitions

  1. An employee - usually male - of a Borscht Belt...

Ancestry of “tummler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1YiddishטומלערAn entertainer
2Yiddishטומלעןto clamor
3Middle High Germantūmeln—
4Old High Germantūmilōn—
5Old High Germantūmōnto turn round, rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Old High German tūmōn →Every word from Old High German tūmilōn →