Where does “Duft” come from?

Duft (German) comes from Middle High German tuft, from Old High German thuft.

Duft (German): smell, scent

Definitions

  1. smell, scent

Ancestry of “Duft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantuftfog
2Old High Germanthuft—
Every word from Old High German thuft →Every word from Middle High German tuft →