Where does “turfist” come from?

turfist (Romanian) comes from French turfiste, 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.

turfist (Romanian): turfist

Definitions

  1. turfist

Ancestry of “turfist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchturfistepunter, racegoer
2Frenchturf—
3EnglishturfA layer of earth covered with grass; sod; A piece...
4Middle Englishturfsoil, earth
5Old Englishturfturf
6Proto-West Germanicturbturf, peat
7Proto-Germanicturbzturf, peat
8Proto-Indo-Europeandorbh-tuft, grass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dorbh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic turbz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic turb →