Where does “turblen” come from?
turblen (Middle English) comes from Old French trubler, from Old French torbler, from Vulgar Latin turbulo, from Latin turbula, from Latin turba, from Ancient Greek τύρβη, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.
Ancestry of “turblen”, step by step
turblen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French trubler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | trubler | Alternative form of trobler |
| 2 | Old French | torbler | Alternative form of trobler |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | turbulo | I disrupt, unsettle, agitate, upset, trouble,... |
| 4 | Latin | turbula | disorderly group, a little crowd or people;... |
| 5 | Latin | turba | stir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, trouble; mob,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύρβη | disorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | twerH- | to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir |
via Old French trobler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | trobler | to trouble; to disrupt; to waylay |
| 2 | Latin | turbulāre | to disrupt, to perturb |
via Old French troubler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | troubler | to disturb |