Etymology of the English word stuff
the English word
stuffderived from the French word
étoffederived from the Old French word
estofferderived from the Old French word
estoffederived from the Old French word
estofferDate
The earliest known usage of stuff in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
foodstuff,
stuffer,
stuffing,
stuffy,
breadstuff,
feedstuff,
stuffedDerivations in other languages
French
stoffCognates
Dutch
stof, French
étoffe, German
Stoff, Italian
stoffa, Norwegian
stoff, Portuguese
estofa, Spanish
estofa, Swedish
stoff, Yiddish
shtofUsage
Word found in Modern English
