Where does “torf” come from?

torf (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic turb, from Proto-Germanic turbz, from Proto-Indo-European dorbh- — tuft, grass.

Ancestry of “torf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicturbturf, peat
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 Proto-West Germanic turb →