Where does “toff” come from?

toff (English) comes from English tuft, from Middle English tuft, from Old French touffe, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European dumb- — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

toff (English): An elegantly dressed person; A person of the...

Definitions

  1. An elegantly dressed person; A person of the...

Ancestry of “toff”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtuftA bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held...
2Middle Englishtuft—
3Old Frenchtouffetuft
4Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
5Proto-Indo-Europeandumb-tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

Words derived from “toff”

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