Where does “turf” come from?

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

turf (Old English): turf

Definitions

  1. turf

Ancestry of “turf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicturbturf, peat
2Proto-Germanicturbzturf, peat
3Proto-Indo-Europeandorbh-tuft, grass

Words derived from “turf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dorbh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic turbz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic turb →