Where does “turbal” come from?

turbal (Spanish) comes from Spanish turba, from French tourbe, from Middle French tourbe, from Old French tourbe, from Proto-West Germanic turb, from Proto-Germanic turbz, from Proto-Indo-European dorbh- — tuft, grass.

turbal (Spanish): peat bog

Definitions

  1. peat bog

Ancestry of “turbal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishturbapeat; mob
2Frenchtourbepeat
3Middle Frenchtourbe—
4Old Frenchtourbe—
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 →