tomber

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French word tomber comes from Proto-Germanic *tūmōną (To rotate; spin; revolve.), Old French -el (Suffix that usually denotes a masculine noun.)

*tūmōną (Proto-Germanic)

To rotate; spin; revolve.

-el (Old French)

Suffix that usually denotes a masculine noun.

*tūmōn (Frankish)

*tumon (Frankish)

*tumbare (Vulgar Latin)

tumer (Old French)

tomber (Old French)

tomber (Middle French)

To fall.

tomber (French)

To fall.

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