Etymograph

English

Hufflepuff

Coined by English author J.

Formed from huff + -le + puff

Scots hech ‘to breathe hard, pant’

English huff

Proto-West Germanic *puf(f)- ‘to blow, puff’

Old English pyf ‘a blast of wind, puff’

Middle English puff

English puff

The story

Coined by English author J.

Today it means

noun A person having traits associated with Hufflepuff house from the Harry Potter series, including patience, justice, and loyalty or an affinity for badgers or the colours yellow and black.

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