Where does “turf” come from?

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

Ancestry of “turf”, step by step

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

Words derived from “turf”

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