Where does “turfen” come from?

turfen (English) comes from English en, from French en, from Middle French en, from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

turfen (English): Made of turf; covered with turf

Definitions

  1. Made of turf; covered with turf

Ancestry of “turfen”, step by step

turfen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishenAbbreviation of English; The name of the...
2Frenchenin; to; by
3Middle Frenchenon; on to
4Old Frenchenin; inside; on; upon; in
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English turf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishturfA layer of earth covered with grass; sod; A piece...
2Middle Englishturfsoil, earth
3Old Englishturfturf
4Proto-West Germanicturbturf, peat
5Proto-Germanicturbzturf, peat
6Proto-Indo-Europeandorbh-tuft, grass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Proto-Italic enEvery word from Latin en
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