Where does “Buffet” come from?
Buffet (German) comes from French buffet, from Middle French bufet, from Old French bufet, from Old French buffe — blow.
Buffet (German): buffet; sideboard, buffet
Definitions
- buffet; sideboard, buffet
Ancestry of “Buffet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | buffet | sideboard, dresser; buffet |
| 2 | Middle French | bufet | — |
| 3 | Old French | bufet | — |
| 4 | Old French | buffe | blow |