Etymograph

English

tanstuff

From tan + stuff.

A compound of tan + stuff

Gaulish *tannos ‘green oak’

Old French tan ‘tanbark’

Middle English tan ‘oak bark’

English tan

Latin stuffa

Middle English stuf

English stuff

Today it means

noun Material that can be used for tanning (the process of making leather).

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “tanstuff”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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