Where does “tuffet” come from?

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

tuffet (English): A clump of grass or similar vegetation; A large...

Definitions

  1. A clump of grass or similar vegetation; A large...

Ancestry of “tuffet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtouffel—
2Old Frenchtouffetuft
3Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
4Proto-Indo-Europeandumb-tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dumb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tuppaz →Every word from Old French touffe →