Where does “Tumbe” come from?

Tumbe (German) comes from Vulgar Latin tumba, from Ancient Greek τύμβος, from Proto-Indo-European tūm-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

Tumbe (German): grave, coffin

Definitions

  1. grave, coffin

Ancestry of “Tumbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latintumbagrave; tomb
2Ancient Greekτύμβοςfuneral mound, tomb, grave
3Proto-Indo-Europeantūm-to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be...
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “Tumbe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tūm- →Every word from Ancient Greek τύμβος →
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