Where does “turf” come from?

Turf comes from Old English turf, from Proto-Germanic turbz, from Proto-Indo-European dorbh-.

turf (English): A layer of earth covered with grass; sod; A piece...

Definitions

  1. A layer of earth covered with grass; sod; A piece...

Ancestry of “turf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishturfsoil, earth
2Old Englishturfturf
3Proto-West Germanicturbturf, peat
4Proto-Germanicturbzturf, peat
5Proto-Indo-Europeandorbh-tuft, grass

Words derived from “turf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dorbh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic turbz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic turb →