Where does “Tuff” come from?

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

Tuff (German): tuff

Definitions

  1. tuff

Ancestry of “Tuff”, step by step

Tuff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French touffe

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,...

via Italian tufo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantufotuff
2Latintōfustuff (kind of rock)
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