Where does “buffe” come from?

buffe (French) comes from German puffen, from Middle High German buffen.

Ancestry of “buffe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpuffento puff; to nudge
2Middle High Germanbuffen—

Words derived from “buffe”

Every word from Middle High German buffen →Every word from German puffen →
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