Where does “tombe” come from?

tombe (Walloon) comes from Old French tombe, from Latin tumba, from Ancient Greek τύμβος, from Proto-Indo-European tūm-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

tombe (Walloon): tomb, grave

Definitions

  1. tomb, grave

Ancestry of “tombe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtombe—
2Latintumbatomb
3Ancient Greekτύμβοςfuneral mound, tomb, grave
4Proto-Indo-Europeantūm-to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be...
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tūm- →Every word from Ancient Greek τύμβος →