cumber
English
/ˈkʌmbə/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To slow down; to hinder; to burden; to encumber.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English combren derived from Old French encombrer (hinder, burden, encumber).
Origin
Old French
encombrer
Gloss
hinder, burden, encumber
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cumbered English
- cumberer English
- cumberground English
- cumberless English
- cumberment English
- cumbersome English
- cumbersomely English
- cumbersomeness English
- cumberworld English
- cumbrous English
- cumbrously English
- cumbrousness English
- discumber English
- ground English
- uncumber English
- uncumbered English
- uncumbersome English
- world English
- incombrō Latin
- kümmern German
- verkümmern German
- ingombrare Italian
- ingombro Italian
- combren Middle English
- encombren Middle English
- combre Old French
- desencombrer Old French
- encombrer Old French
- kumbern Middle High German
- encombrer Middle French