Where does “torf” come from?

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

Ancestry of “torf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicturbzturf, peat
2Proto-Indo-Europeandorbh-tuft, grass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dorbh-Every word from Proto-Germanic turbz