Where does “torfo” come from?

torfo (Esperanto) comes from Polish torf, from German torf, from Middle Low German torf, from Old Saxon turf, from Proto-Germanic turbz, from Proto-Indo-European dorbh- — tuft, grass.

torfo (Esperanto): turf, peat soil type, substance

Definitions

  1. turf, peat soil type, substance

Ancestry of “torfo”, step by step

torfo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish torf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtorfpeat
2Germantorfpeat
3Middle Low Germantorfpeat, turf
4Old Saxonturf—
5Proto-Germanicturbzturf, peat
6Proto-Indo-Europeandorbh-tuft, grass

via Russian торф

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianторфpeat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dorbh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic turbz →Every word from Old Saxon turf →
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