Where does “poffin” come from?

poffin (Middle English) comes from English puff, from Middle English puff, from Old English pyf — a blast of wind, puff.

Ancestry of “poffin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpuffA sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath...
2Middle Englishpuff—
3Old Englishpyfa blast of wind, puff

Words derived from “poffin”

Every word from Old English pyf →Every word from Middle English puff →Every word from English puff →