Where does “touffe” come from?

touffe (French) comes from Frankish topp, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European dumb- — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

touffe (French): tuft, clump, bunch of feathers, grass or hair,...

Definitions

  1. tuft, clump, bunch of feathers, grass or hair,...

Ancestry of “touffe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishtopptuft; spinning top; summit, top
2Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
3Proto-Indo-Europeandumb-tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

Words derived from “touffe”

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