Where does “buffet” come from?

Buffet comes from Old French buffet, a piece of furniture for storing dishes, derived from Old French buffe, whose original sense is unknown.

buffet (English): A counter or sideboard from which food and drinks...

Definitions

  1. A counter or sideboard from which food and drinks...

Ancestry of “buffet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishbuffetA buffet strike or blow, especially with one's hand
2Middle Frenchbuffetside table
3Old Frenchbuffet—
4Old Frenchbuffeblow

Words derived from “buffet”

Every word from Old French buffe →Every word from Old French buffet →Every word from Middle French buffet →