Where does “Schopf-Tintling” come from?

Schopf-Tintling (German) comes from German schopf, from Middle High German schopf, from Old High German scuft, from Proto-Germanic skuftą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewp- — tuft, cluster, hair on the head.

Schopf-Tintling (German): shaggy ink cap

Definitions

  1. shaggy ink cap

Ancestry of “Schopf-Tintling”, step by step

Schopf-Tintling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schopf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschopftuft (of hair)
2Middle High Germanschopf
3Old High Germanscuft
4Proto-Germanicskuftąa bundle, hair
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewp-tuft, cluster, hair on the head

via German Tintling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTintlinginkcap mushroom in the genus
2GermanTinteink
3Latintinctanominative feminine singular of tīnctus;...
4Latintingeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewp-Every word from Proto-Germanic skuftąEvery word from Old High German scuft