Where does “torfowisko” come from?

torfowisko (Polish) comes from Polish torf, from German torf, from Middle Low German torf, from Old Saxon turf, from Proto-Germanic turbz, from Proto-Indo-European dorbh- — tuft, grass.

torfowisko (Polish): bogland, mire, peatland

Definitions

  1. bogland, mire, peatland

Ancestry of “torfowisko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtorfpeat
2Germantorfpeat
3Middle Low Germantorfpeat, turf
4Old Saxonturf—
5Proto-Germanicturbzturf, peat
6Proto-Indo-Europeandorbh-tuft, grass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dorbh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic turbz →Every word from Old Saxon turf →