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”

Every word from Proto-Germanic tūmōną →Every word from Frankish tūmōn →
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