English
tumb
Tumb comes from Middle English tumben ‘to fall, tumble’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *tūmōną ‘to turn round’.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*tūmōną‘to turn round’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150tumbian‘to tumble, leap, dance’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500tumben‘to fall, tumble’
- Englishtodaytumb
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*tūmōną‘to turn round’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150tumbian‘to tumble, leap, dance’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500tumben‘to fall, tumble’
- Englishtodaytumb
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *tūmōną
Today it means
verb To tumble; jump; dance.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *tūmōną / tumb