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daffEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
From Middle English daf, daffe (“fool, idiot”), from Old Norse daufr (“deaf, stupid”), from Proto-Germanic *daubaz (“deaf, stunned”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“to whisk, whirl, smoke, be obscure”). Doublet of deaf, dof, and dowf. Cognate with Swedish döv (“deaf”), Danish døv (“deaf, stupid”). More at deaf.
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From Middle English daffen (“to render foolish”), from daf, daffe (“fool, idiot”). See above.
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Variant of doff.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗daffEnglish (en) · Etymology 4Source text
From daffodil.
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Chambers (1908)
1908- DaffEnglish · e-37683-6793
Daff, daf, v.i. to play, to play the fool.—n. Daff′ing (Scot.), foolery, gaiety. [M. E. daf, deaf, prob. Ice. dawfr (Sw. döf, Dan. döv), deaf.]
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Daff, daf, v.t. (Shak.) to put off. [A variant of Doff.]
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