Where does “turven” come from?

turven (Dutch) comes from Dutch turf, from Middle Dutch torf, from Old Dutch torf, from Proto-West Germanic turb, from Proto-Germanic turbz, from Proto-Indo-European dorbh- — tuft, grass.

turven (Dutch): to tally, to count with tally marks

Definitions

  1. to tally, to count with tally marks

Ancestry of “turven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchturfpeat; A tally mark representing five; A fat book,...
2Middle Dutchtorf—
3Old Dutchtorf—
4Proto-West Germanicturbturf, peat
5Proto-Germanicturbzturf, peat
6Proto-Indo-Europeandorbh-tuft, grass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dorbh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic turbz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic turb →
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