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

Definitions

  1. <br>; a peat bog

Ancestry of “torvmyr”, step by step

torvmyr 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 myr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmyra bog, marsh, swamp
2Old Norsemýrrmoor, swamp, bog
3Proto-Germanicmiuzī—
4Proto-Germanicmeusą—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þarbō →Every word from Old Norse þǫrf →