Where does “muffin” come from?

muffin (Danish) comes from English muffin, from English moofin, from Low German muffe — small cake.

muffin (Danish): muffin cake

Definitions

  1. muffin cake

Ancestry of “muffin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmuffinA type of flattish bun, usually cut in two...
2Englishmoofin—
3Low Germanmuffesmall cake
Every word from Low German muffe →Every word from English moofin →Every word from English muffin →
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