Where does “puff” come from?
puff (Hungarian) comes from German puffen, from Middle High German buffen.
puff (Hungarian): pouf, puff, pouffe; pouf; puff, powder puff
Definitions
- pouf, puff, pouffe; pouf; puff, powder puff
Ancestry of “puff”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | puffen | to puff; to nudge |
| 2 | Middle High German | buffen | — |
Words derived from “puff”