Where does “turf” come from?
turf (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch torf, from Old Dutch torf, from Proto-West Germanic turb, from Proto-Germanic turbz, from Proto-Indo-European dorbh- — tuft, grass.
turf (Dutch): peat; A tally mark representing five; A fat book,...
Definitions
- peat; A tally mark representing five; A fat book,...
Ancestry of “turf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | torf | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | torf | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | turb | turf, peat |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | turbz | turf, peat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dorbh- | tuft, grass |