Where does “tonbe” come from?

tonbe (Louisiana Creole) comes from French tomber, from Middle French tomber, from Old French tomber, from Frankish tūmōn, from Proto-Germanic tūmōną — to rotate; spin; revolve.

tonbe (Louisiana Creole): to start to, to begin (doing something)

Definitions

  1. to start to, to begin (doing something)

Ancestry of “tonbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtomberto fall; to come down; to become, to get
2Middle Frenchtomberto fall
3Old Frenchtomberto fall
4Frankishtūmōn—
5Proto-Germanictūmōnąto rotate; spin; revolve
Every word from Proto-Germanic tūmōną →Every word from Frankish tūmōn →Every word from Old French tomber →