Where does “torf” come from?

torf (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse torf, from Proto-Germanic turbz, from Proto-Indo-European dorbh- — tuft, grass.

torf (Icelandic): sod, turf

Definitions

  1. sod, turf

Ancestry of “torf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetorfturf, sod
2Proto-Germanicturbzturf, peat
3Proto-Indo-Europeandorbh-tuft, grass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dorbh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic turbz →Every word from Old Norse torf →