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Where does “puffen” come from?

puffen (German) comes from Middle High German buffen.

puffen (German): to puff; to nudge

Definitions

  1. to puff; to nudge

Ancestry of “puffen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbuffen—

Words derived from “puffen”

  • buffetto
  • buffe
  • verpuffen
  • puff
  • puffok
Every word from Middle High German buffen →