Where does “thymbyl” come from?
thymbyl (Middle English) comes from Old English þȳmel, from Old English þūma, from Proto-West Germanic þūmō, from Proto-Germanic þūmô, from Proto-Indo-European tūm-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
thymbyl (Middle English): Alternative form of thymbyll
Definitions
- Alternative form of thymbyll
Ancestry of “thymbyl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | þȳmel | thumbstall; fingerstall; thimble |
| 2 | Old English | þūma | thumb |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | þūmō | thumb |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þūmô | thumb |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tūm- | to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
Words derived from “thymbyl”