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Where does “torf” come from?

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

torf (Old Norse): turf, sod

Definitions

  1. turf, sod

Ancestry of “torf”, step by step

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

Words derived from “torf”

  • torv
  • torvmyr
  • torv
  • torf
  • torfskeri
  • torv
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