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Where does “turba” come from?

turba (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic turba-, from Proto-Indo-European dr̥bʰos, from Proto-Indo-European derbʰ- — to spin, to twist.

Ancestry of “turba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicturba-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandr̥bʰos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanderbʰ-to spin, to twist

Words derived from “turba”

  • turba
  • torba
  • torboso
  • torbicolo
  • tourber
  • tourbeux
  • tourbage
  • tourbière
  • tourbe
  • turba
  • tourbe
  • tourbe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European derbʰ- →