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German
Etymology
From Middle High German tuft, from Old High German duft, thuft, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“to whisk, be obscured”) (DWDS); cognate with Danish duft (“fragrance”) and possibly Ancient Greek τῠφλός (tuphlós, “blind”).[1] The Middle High German t- is an irregular hardening (compare tausend) that was undone in modern German.
Pronunciation
Noun
Duft m (strong, genitive Duftes or Dufts, plural Düfte, diminutive Düftchen n)
- aroma, fragrance
Er bemerkte einen süßlichen Duft als er die Küche betrat.- He noticed a sweet aroma as he entered the kitchen.
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Further reading
- “Duft” in Duden online
- “Duft” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache