Where does “טומלען” come from?

טומלען (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German tūmeln, from Old High German tūmilōn, from Old High German tūmōn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

טומלען (Yiddish): to clamor

Definitions

  1. to clamor

Ancestry of “טומלען”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantūmeln—
2Old High Germantūmilōn—
3Old High Germantūmōnto turn round, rotate
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “טומלען”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Old High German tūmōn →Every word from Old High German tūmilōn →