Where does “tuffe” come from?

tuffe (Middle English) comes from Old French tofe, from English tough, from English -ly, from English grisly, from Middle English grisely, from Old English grisliċ, from Old English -līċ, from Proto-Germanic *-līk.

Ancestry of “tuffe”, step by step

tuffe traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French tofe

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	tofe	tuft
2	English	tough	Strong and resilient; sturdy; Difficult to cut or...
3	English	-ly	Used to form adjectives from nouns, the...
4	English	grisly	Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;...
5	Middle English	grisely	—
6	Old English	grisliċ	grisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid
7	Old English	-līċ	suffix forming {{glossary\|adjective}}s meaning...
8	Proto-Germanic	*-līk	—

via Old French touffe

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	touffe	tuft
2	Proto-Germanic	tuppaz	tuft, plait; top, summit
3	Proto-Indo-European	dumb-	tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

via Old French toffe

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	toffe	—

Words derived from “tuffe”

toft

Every word from Proto-Germanic *-līk →Every word from English -ly →Every word from Old English -līċ →