tumb

English

verb

Definitions

(intransitive) To tumble; jump; dance.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English tumben (fall, leap, dance) inherited from Old English tumbian (tumble, leap, dance about, dance) inherited from Proto-Germanic *tūmōną (rotate, turn, turn round).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*tūmōną

Gloss

rotate, turn, turn round

Concept

Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

tumbling English
*tūmōną Proto-Germanic
tumbere Old English
tumbian Old English
tumben Middle English
tumblen Middle English
tumelen Middle Dutch
*tūmōn, *tumon Frankish
toumber xno

tumbling