Where does “tourbe” come from?
tourbe (French) comes from Middle French tourbe, from Old French tourbe, from Proto-West Germanic turb, from Proto-Germanic turbz, from Proto-Indo-European dorbh- — tuft, grass.
tourbe (French): peat
Ancestry of “tourbe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | tourbe | — |
| 2 | Old French | tourbe | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | turb | turf, peat |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | turbz | turf, peat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dorbh- | tuft, grass |
Words derived from “tourbe”