Where does “muff diver” come from?
muff diver (English) comes from English muff, from Dutch mof, from Dutch moffel, from Middle French moufle, from Old French mofle, from Medieval Latin muffula, from Frankish molfell, from Middle High German mol — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
muff diver (English): One who performs cunnilingus
Definitions
- One who performs cunnilingus
Ancestry of “muff diver”, step by step
muff diver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English muff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | muff | A piece of fur or cloth, usually with open ends,... |
| 2 | Dutch | mof | muff; Piece to protect pipes where they are... |
| 3 | Dutch | moffel | — |
| 4 | Middle French | moufle | — |
| 5 | Old French | mofle | thick glove |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | muffula | a muff; muff |
| 7 | Frankish | molfell | soft garment made of hide |
| 8 | Middle High German | mol | — |
| 9 | Old High German | mol | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | mulô | muzzle |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | molh₂-o- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via English diver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diver | Someone who dives, especially as a sport; Someone... |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |