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Where does “woof” come from?

Woof comes from Middle English oof, from Old English ōwef, from Old English ō-.

woof (English): The set of yarns placed crosswise in a loom,...

Definitions

  1. The set of yarns placed crosswise in a loom,...

Ancestry of “woof”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWWOOF—

Words derived from “woof”

  • subwoofer
  • woofer
  • woofing
  • whoof
  • woofy
  • wooferless
  • woofing
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