Where does “torf” come from?

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

torf (Middle Low German): peat, turf

Definitions

  1. peat, turf

Ancestry of “torf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonturf—
2Proto-Germanicturbzturf, peat
3Proto-Indo-Europeandorbh-tuft, grass

Words derived from “torf”

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