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

  1. to fall; to come down; to become, to get

Ancestry of “tomber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchtomberto fall
2Old Frenchtomberto fall
3Frankishtūmōn—
4Proto-Germanictūmōnąto rotate; spin; revolve

Words derived from “tomber”

Every word from Proto-Germanic tūmōną →Every word from Frankish tūmōn →Every word from Old French tomber →