Where does “coffin” come from?

Coffin comes from Old Northern French cofin, itself derived from an unattested source, with the original sense lost to history.

coffin (English): A rectangular closed box in which the body of a...

Definitions

  1. A rectangular closed box in which the body of a...

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 cofinEvery word from Middle English coffyn