tumbian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tūmōną (“to turn, rotate”). Cognate with Old High German tūmōn (“to turn round, rotate”), Old Norse tumba (“to fall, tumble”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtum.bi.ɑn/

Verb

tumbian

  1. to tumble
  2. to leap; dance (about)

Conjugation

  • tymbor

Descendants

  • Middle English: tumben, tomben, toumbe (conflated with Old French tumber)
    • English: tumb
    • ⇒ Middle English: tumblen
      • English: tumble
      • Scots: tummyll, tumbill, tummle
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