Where does “tomber” come from?
tomber (French) comes from Middle French tomber, from Old French tomber, from Frankish tūmōn, from Proto-Germanic tūmōną — to rotate; spin; revolve.
tomber (French): to fall; to come down; to become, to get
Definitions
- to fall; to come down; to become, to get
Ancestry of “tomber”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | tomber | to fall |
| 2 | Old French | tomber | to fall |
| 3 | Frankish | tūmōn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tūmōną | to rotate; spin; revolve |
Words derived from “tomber”