Where does “Coffin” come from?

Coffin (English) comes from Middle English coffyn, from Old Northern French cofin — sarcophagus", earlier "basket, coffer.

Coffin (English): A closed box in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial

Definitions

  1. A closed box in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial

Ancestry of “Coffin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcoffynbasket; box, container; coffer, strongbox
2Old Northern Frenchcofinsarcophagus", earlier "basket, coffer

Words derived from “Coffin”

Every word from Old Northern French cofin →Every word from Middle English coffyn →
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