Where does “buffeted” come from?

Buffeted comes from English buffet, from French buffet, from Old English -od, from Proto-Germanic -ōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂tos, from Proto-Indo-European -tós.

buffeted (English): Battered, especially by strong wind; simple past...

Definitions

  1. Battered, especially by strong wind; simple past...

Ancestry of “buffeted”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbuffetA counter or sideboard from which food and drinks...
2Middle EnglishbuffetA buffet strike or blow, especially with one's hand
3Middle Frenchbuffetside table
4Old Frenchbuffet—
5Old Frenchbuffeblow

Words derived from “buffeted”

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