Where does “tummeln” come from?

tummeln (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.

tummeln (German): to frisk, romp move about energetically and cheerfully

Definitions

  1. to frisk, romp move about energetically and cheerfully

Ancestry of “tummeln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantūmeln—
2Old High Germantūmilōn—
3Old High Germantūmōnto turn round, rotate
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “tummeln”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Old High German tūmōn →Every word from Old High German tūmilōn →