Where does “tumblen” come from?

tumblen (Middle English) comes from Middle English tumben, from Anglo-Norman toumber, from Old French tumber, from Proto-Germanic tūmōną — to rotate; spin; revolve.

tumblen (Middle English): to fall over and over again, tumble

Definitions

  1. to fall over and over again, tumble

Ancestry of “tumblen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtumbento fall, tumble; Alternative form of tomben
2Anglo-Normantoumberto fall
3Old Frenchtumberto fall
4Proto-Germanictūmōnąto rotate; spin; revolve

Words derived from “tumblen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic tūmōną →Every word from Old French tumber →Every word from Anglo-Norman toumber →
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