Where does “buffeten” come from?

buffeten (Middle English) comes from Old French buffeter, from Old French buffet, from Old French buffe — blow.

buffeten (Middle English): To strike with the hand; to buffet

Definitions

  1. To strike with the hand; to buffet

Ancestry of “buffeten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbuffeter—
2Old Frenchbuffet—
3Old Frenchbuffeblow
Every word from Old French buffe →Every word from Old French buffet →Every word from Old French buffeter →