Where does “τύρβη” come from?

τύρβη (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.

τύρβη (Ancient Greek): disorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry

Definitions

  1. disorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry

Ancestry of “τύρβη”, step by step

τύρβη traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European twerH-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir

via Proto-Indo-European (s)turH-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)turH-to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around

Words derived from “τύρβη”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European twerH- →