Where does “toffee” come from?
toffee (Finnish) comes from English toffee, from English Taffy, from Welsh Dafydd, from Middle Welsh Dauyð, from Latin David, from Ancient Greek Δαυίδ, from Hebrew דָּוִד.
toffee (Finnish): toffee
Ancestry of “toffee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | toffee | a type of confectionery made by boiling sugar ... |
| 2 | English | Taffy | A Welshman |
| 3 | Welsh | Dafydd | David |
| 4 | Middle Welsh | Dauyð | — |
| 5 | Latin | David | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Δαυίδ | — |
| 7 | Hebrew | דָּוִד | — |
Words derived from “toffee”