Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth. · The ability to breathe easily while exerting oneself. · A small quantity of gas or smoke in the air. · A sudden but small gust of wind, smoke, etc.
From Middle English puff, puf, from Old English pyf (“a blast of wind, puff”), from Proto-West Germanic *puf(f)- (“to blow, puff”), of imitative origin. Cognate with Dutch puf (“puff, wind, fart”), Middle Low German puf, pof (“puff”).
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