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Where does “buffé” come from?

buffé (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from French buffet, from Middle French bufet, from Old French bufet, from Old French buffe — blow.

buffé (Norwegian Nynorsk): sideboard, or buffet ; dining room furniture...

Definitions

  1. sideboard, or buffet ; dining room furniture...

Ancestry of “buffé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbuffetsideboard, dresser; buffet
2Middle Frenchbufet—
3Old Frenchbufet—
4Old Frenchbuffeblow
Every word from Old French buffe →