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Where does “tumbian” come from?

tumbian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic tūmōną — to rotate; spin; revolve.

tumbian (Old English): to tumble; to leap; dance

Definitions

  1. to tumble; to leap; dance

Ancestry of “tumbian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictūmōnąto rotate; spin; revolve

Words derived from “tumbian”

  • Turner
  • tumble
  • tumbler
  • tumbledown
  • tumbleweed
  • tumblerful
  • Turnerian
  • Turneresque
  • tumblehome
  • tumblebug
  • tumb
  • tumbleth
  • atumble
  • tumblest
  • betumble
  • tumbledung
  • tumblelog
  • turnerite
  • detumble
  • tumblesome
  • Turnour
  • tumblen
  • turnare
  • Turner
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