Where does “tuft” come from?

tuft (Middle English) comes from Old French touffe, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European dumb- — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

Ancestry of “tuft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtouffetuft
2Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
3Proto-Indo-Europeandumb-tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

Words derived from “tuft

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dumb-Every word from Proto-Germanic tuppazEvery word from Old French touffe
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