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Perhaps from German doof (“stupid”), from Low German where it orignally means "deaf" (akin to English deaf).
From Wiktionary
Perhaps blend of doof fool (from Scots) goofus fool (from goof)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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