Where does “touffe” come from?
touffe (Old French) comes from Proto-Germanic tuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European dumb- — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
touffe (Old French): tuft
Ancestry of “touffe”, step by step
touffe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic tuppaz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |
via Late Latin tufa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | tufa | helmet crest; a kind of helmet crest or plume; a... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þūbaz | — |
Words derived from “touffe”