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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tūmōną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Alternative forms

  • *tumōną, *tumbōną

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly related to Sanskrit धावति (dhāvati, to flee, run), Ancient Greek θύω (thúō, I rage, storm, rush in), Latin furō (I rage), suggesting a hypothetical Proto-Indo-European *dʰewH- (shake, roar).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtuː.mɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*tūmōną

  1. to rotate; spin; revolve

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *tūmlōną

Descendants

  • Old English: tumbian
    • Middle English: tumben, tomben, toumbe (conflated with Old French tumber)
      • English: tumb
      • Middle English: tumblen
        • English: tumble
        • Scots: tummyll, tumbill, tummle
  • Old Frisian: *tumbia
    • Old Frisian: *tūmlia
      • Saterland Frisian: tuumelje
  • Old Saxon: *tūmōn
    • Old Saxon: *tūmilōn
      • Middle Low German: tumelen, tummelen
        • German Low German: dummeln
  • Old Dutch: *tūmon
  • ? Vulgar Latin: *tumbāre (possibly also from Old Norse, or a native onomatopoeia)
  • >? Old High German: tūmōn
  • Old Norse: tumba

References

  1. Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 149
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