Where does “turfer” come from?
turfer (English) comes from English turf, from Middle English turf, from Old English turf, from Proto-West Germanic turb, from Proto-Germanic turbz, from Proto-Indo-European dorbh- — tuft, grass.
turfer (English): A person who lays turf
Definitions
- A person who lays turf
Ancestry of “turfer”, step by step
turfer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English turf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | turf | A layer of earth covered with grass; sod; A piece... |
| 2 | Middle English | turf | soil, earth |
| 3 | Old English | turf | turf |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | turb | turf, peat |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | turbz | turf, peat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dorbh- | tuft, grass |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |