Where does “taumeln” come from?

taumeln (German) comes from Middle High German tūmeln, from Old High German tūmilōn, from Old High German tūmōn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

taumeln (German): to sway; to teeter; to stagger

Definitions

  1. to sway; to teeter; to stagger

Ancestry of “taumeln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantūmeln—
2Old High Germantūmilōn—
3Old High Germantūmōnto turn round, rotate
4Proto-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 →