Where does “tommelen” come from?

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

tommelen (Luxembourgish): to hurry

Definitions

  1. to hurry

Ancestry of “tommelen”, 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 →