Where does “turf” come from?

turf (Romanian) comes from French turf, from English turf, from Middle English turf, from Old English turf, from Proto-West Germanic turb, from Proto-Germanic turbz, from Proto-Indo-European dorbh- — tuft, grass.

turf (Romanian): turf a racetrack, hippodrome; or the sport of racing horses

Definitions

  1. turf a racetrack, hippodrome; or the sport of racing horses

Ancestry of “turf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchturf—
2EnglishturfA layer of earth covered with grass; sod; A piece...
3Middle Englishturfsoil, earth
4Old Englishturfturf
5Proto-West Germanicturbturf, peat
6Proto-Germanicturbzturf, peat
7Proto-Indo-Europeandorbh-tuft, grass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dorbh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic turbz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic turb →