Where does “torvmyr” come from?
torvmyr (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk torv, from Old Norse þǫrf, from Proto-Germanic þarbō, from Proto-Indo-European terp- — to satisfy.
torvmyr (Norwegian Nynorsk): <br>; a peat bog
Ancestry of “torvmyr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | torv | need, want; <br>; peat, turf |
| 2 | Old Norse | þǫrf | need, want, necessity |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þarbō | need |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | terp- | to satisfy |