Where does “tombe” come from?
tombe (Mauritian Creole) comes from French tomber, from Middle French tomber, from Old French tomber, from Frankish tūmōn, from Proto-Germanic tūmōną — to rotate; spin; revolve.
tombe (Mauritian Creole): to fall
Ancestry of “tombe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | tomber | to fall; to come down; to become, to get |
| 2 | Middle French | tomber | to fall |
| 3 | Old French | tomber | to fall |
| 4 | Frankish | tūmōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tūmōną | to rotate; spin; revolve |