Where does “tørv” come from?

tørv (Danish) comes from Old Norse torg, from Old East Slavic търгъ, from Proto-Slavic tъrgъ — merchandise, commodity, wares; a place were trade...

tørv (Danish): peat

Definitions

  1. peat

Ancestry of “tørv”, step by step

tørv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse torg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetorgmarketplace
2Old East Slavicтъргъtrade, trading, commerce; square
3Proto-Slavictъrgъmerchandise, commodity, wares; a place were trade...

via Old Norse torf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetorfturf, sod
2Proto-Germanicturbzturf, peat
3Proto-Indo-Europeandorbh-tuft, grass
Every word from Proto-Slavic tъrgъ →Every word from Old East Slavic търгъ →Every word from Old Norse torg →