An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Tuff

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, T (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Tuff
Friedrich Kluge2509094An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, T — Tuff1891John Francis Davis

Tuff, Tuffstein, m., ‘tufa, tuff,’ from the equiv. MidHG. and OHG. tufstein (tub-, tupf-stein); formed from Ital. tufo (Fr. tuf), based on Lat. tôphus.