Where does “tumla” come from?

tumla (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German tummelen, from Proto-Germanic tūmōną — to rotate; spin; revolve.

tumla (Swedish): to tumble (fall head over heels), to roll

Definitions

  1. to tumble (fall head over heels), to roll

Ancestry of “tumla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germantummelen—
2Proto-Germanictūmōnąto rotate; spin; revolve

Words derived from “tumla”

Every word from Proto-Germanic tūmōną →Every word from Middle Low German tummelen →