Where does “touffel” come from?

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

Ancestry of “touffel”, 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 “touffel”

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