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Where does “tofte” come from?

tofte (Middle English) comes from Old Danish thoftæ, from Old Norse þopta.

Ancestry of “tofte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishthoftæ—
2Old Norseþopta—

Words derived from “tofte”

  • tuft
  • toff
  • candytuft
  • tufty
  • toffy
  • tufthunter
  • tufthunting
  • tufter
  • tuftily
  • toffish
  • tuftless
  • tuftiness
  • purpletuft
  • toffee-nosed
  • toffishness
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