Where does “Puff” come from?
Puff (German) comes from English puff, from Middle English puff, from Old English pyf — a blast of wind, puff.
Puff (German): thud, wham; a kind of dice game, anterior to...
Definitions
- thud, wham; a kind of dice game, anterior to...
Ancestry of “Puff”, step by step
Puff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English puff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | puff | A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath... |
| 2 | Middle English | puff | — |
| 3 | Old English | pyf | a blast of wind, puff |
via French pouf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pouf | pouffe; a girl of bad conduct; poof |