Where does “bluff” come from?

Bluff comes from Dutch bluffen and Middle Dutch bluffen, meaning to boast or talk big.

bluff (English): An act of bluffing; a false expression of the...

Definitions

  1. An act of bluffing; a false expression of the...

Ancestry of “bluff”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbluffento bluff
2Middle Dutchbluffento make something swell; to bluff

Words derived from “bluff

Every word from Middle Dutch bluffenEvery word from Dutch bluffen