taumeln

== German == === Alternative forms === daumeln (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle High German tūmeln, from Old High German tūmalōn, tūmilōn, frequentative of tūmōn, either from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“to fume”) or related to Dunst (“haze”). Related with Dutch tuimelen, English tumble, but the phonetics of this root are unclear, as is its relation with Romance words such as French tomber, Spanish tumbar and Portuguese tombar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtaʊ̯məln/ Hyphenation: tau‧meln === Verb === taumeln (weak, third-person singular present taumelt, past tense taumelte, past participle getaumelt, auxiliary haben) to sway; to teeter; to stagger (to start to fall or move as though one might fall) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Taumeln, Taumel taumelnd ==== Related terms ==== tummeln === References === === Further reading === “taumeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “taumeln” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “taumeln” in Duden online