Etymology Explorer › Old French

Where does “tumber” come from?

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

tumber (Old French): to fall

Definitions

  1. to fall

Ancestry of “tumber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictūmōnąto rotate; spin; revolve

Words derived from “tumber”

  • tumbril
  • tumbrel
  • tombereau
  • tombeur
  • tomber
  • retomber
  • tombe
  • tomboskribo
  • tomboŝtono
  • tombo
  • tombejo
  • amastombejo
  • entombigi
  • tombeyo
  • tombo
  • tumberel
  • tomber
  • tombe
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