Etymology

tumbler

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Today it means: One who tumbles; one who plays tricks by various motions of the body. Full definition →

English tumble ← Middle English tumblen ← Old English tumbian
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic*tūmōną
  2. Proto-West Germanic*tumbōn
  3. Old Englishtumbian
  4. Middle Englishtumben
  5. Middle Englishtumblen
  6. Englishtumble
  7. English todaytumbler

From tumble + -er.

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