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Where does “turbz” come from?

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

turbz (Proto-Germanic): turf, peat

Definitions

  1. turf, peat

Ancestry of “turbz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandorbh-tuft, grass

Words derived from “turbz”

  • turf
  • turfgrass
  • turfy
  • turfman
  • turfen
  • turfite
  • turfless
  • lilyturf
  • unturfed
  • turfism
  • turfdom
  • turflike
  • returf
  • unturf
  • turfiness
  • торф
  • Torf
  • jyrsinturve
  • turve
  • turvenuija
  • turpas
  • turvesuo
  • turvekangas
  • turf
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