Where does “torvmyr” come from?

torvmyr (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål torv, from Old Norse torg, from Old East Slavic търгъ, from Proto-Slavic tъrgъ — merchandise, commodity, wares; a place were trade...

torvmyr (Norwegian Bokmål): a peat bog

Definitions

  1. a peat bog

Ancestry of “torvmyr”, step by step

torvmyr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål torv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltorv<br>; peat, turf; alternative form of torg
2Old Norsetorgmarketplace
3Old East Slavicтъргъtrade, trading, commerce; square
4Proto-Slavictъrgъmerchandise, commodity, wares; a place were trade...

via Norwegian Bokmål myr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmyrbog, marsh, swamp
2Old Norsemýrrmoor, swamp, bog
3Proto-Germanicmiuzī—
4Proto-Germanicmeusą—
Every word from Proto-Slavic tъrgъ →Every word from Old East Slavic търгъ →Every word from Old Norse torg →