Where does “touffer” come from?

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

touffer (French): to clump together, clump up

Definitions

  1. to clump together, clump up

Ancestry of “touffer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtouffetuft, clump, bunch of feathers, grass or hair,...
2Frankishtopptuft; spinning top; summit, top
3Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
4Proto-Indo-Europeandumb-tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dumb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tuppaz →Every word from Frankish topp →
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