Where does “tufty” come from?

tufty (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,...

tufty (English): Resembling or having the form of a tuft; growing...

Definitions

  1. Resembling or having the form of a tuft; growing...

Ancestry of “tufty”, 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 “tufty”

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