Talk:turmoil

Hello,

Do you know what turmoil means,how you would describe this word in fifth grade?

== Heading text ==Turmoil Define For grade 5

turmoil meaning = A state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty

Ex: During the religious turmoil, england entered a period of economic turmoil

Etymology

Is this word perhaps related to German Getümel? 98.125.125.175 17:11, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

Etymology 2

Turmoi is / was a Celtic/ Gaelic word for Thunder and it makes sense here as thunder does fit every definition you've shared

https://books.google.com/books?id=F6AIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA3&lpg=PA3&dq=celtic+word+for+thunder+-Irish+-Ireland&source=bl&ots=X4yGoWXT0I&sig=kKRGrkHVnAbkfPKooMaYJ4oIecA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiqp_eWmb3UAhVK6iYKHdT0Cvo4ChDoAQg1MAQ#v=onepage&q=celtic%20word%20for%20thunder%20-Irish%20-Ireland&f=false

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Etymology 3

Could this word come from the French word tourment? Or maybe there is a link with tumulte? Renardeau.arctique (talk) 01:52, 25 September 2022 (UTC)

Etymology 4

Is there a common connection to turma#Finnish (accident) or turmio#Finnish (ruin)? The first page references an unknown proto-Norse source and a modern Icelandic cognate. Skuld (talk) 12:54, 20 February 2023 (UTC)