Where does “turfiste” come from?

turfiste (French) comes from French turf, 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.

turfiste (French): punter, racegoer

Definitions

  1. punter, racegoer

Ancestry of “turfiste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchturf—
2EnglishturfA layer of earth covered with grass; sod; A piece...
3Middle Englishturfsoil, earth
4Old Englishturfturf
5Proto-West Germanicturbturf, peat
6Proto-Germanicturbzturf, peat
7Proto-Indo-Europeandorbh-tuft, grass

Words derived from “turfiste”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dorbh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic turbz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic turb →
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