Where does “torvmose” come from?

torvmose (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk torv, from Old Norse þǫrf, from Proto-Germanic þarbō, from Proto-Indo-European terp- — to satisfy.

torvmose (Norwegian Nynorsk): peat moss plant in the Sphagnum family

Definitions

  1. peat moss plant in the Sphagnum family

Ancestry of “torvmose”, step by step

torvmose traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk torv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktorvneed, want; <br>; peat, turf
2Old Norseþǫrfneed, want, necessity
3Proto-Germanicþarbōneed
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterp-to satisfy

via Norwegian Nynorsk mose

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmosemoss
2Old Norsemosimoss
3Proto-Germanicmusąmoss, bog
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þarbō →Every word from Old Norse þǫrf →