Etymograph

English

toruffle

From to- + ruffle.

Formed from to- + ruffle

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ‘two’

Proto-Indo-European *dwís ‘two-ways, in twain’

Proto-Germanic *twiz- ‘apart, in two’

Proto-West Germanic *tō-

English to-

Middle English ruffelen

English ruffle

Today it means

verb To ruffle excessively, to the degree of causing something to lose its proper form or shape; ruffle up.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / toruffle