Where does “daffock” come from?

daffock (English) comes from English daff, from Middle English daffen, from Middle English daf, from Old Norse daufr, from Proto-Germanic daubaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

daffock (English): A dirty slattern

Definitions

  1. A dirty slattern

Ancestry of “daffock”, step by step

daffock traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English daff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdaffA fool; an idiot; a blockhead; To be foolish;...
2Middle Englishdaffento render foolish
3Middle Englishdaf—
4Old Norsedaufrdeaf
5Proto-Germanicdaubazstunned; deaf
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via English ock

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishockAlternative spelling of och
2Arabicأَخbrother; my brother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →
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