Etymology Explorer › Old French

Where does “tomber” come from?

tomber (Old French) comes from Frankish tūmōn, from Proto-Germanic tūmōną — to rotate; spin; revolve.

tomber (Old French): to fall

Definitions

  1. to fall

Ancestry of “tomber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishtūmōn—
2Proto-Germanictūmōnąto rotate; spin; revolve

Words derived from “tomber”

  • tumbril
  • tumbrel
  • tombe
  • tomber
  • tombeur
  • retomber
  • tombereau
  • entombigi
  • tombo
  • tomboŝtono
  • tomboskribo
  • amastombejo
  • tombejo
  • tombo
  • tombeyo
  • tumberel
  • tumber
  • tomber
  • tombe
Every word from Proto-Germanic tūmōną →