Where does “coof” come from?

coof (English) comes from English cough, from Middle English coughen, from Old English cohhian, from Proto-Germanic kuh- — to cough.

coof (English): An idiot, or fool

Definitions

  1. An idiot, or fool

Ancestry of “coof”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoughTo push air from the lungs in a quick, noisy...
2Middle Englishcoughento cough
3Old Englishcohhianto cough
4Proto-Germanickuh-to cough
Every word from Proto-Germanic kuh- →Every word from Old English cohhian →Every word from Middle English coughen →